{"id":548927,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/548927/?format=json","text_counter":50,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ndiritu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1539,"legal_name":"Samuel Mathenge Ndiritu","slug":"samuel-mathenge-ndiritu"},"content":"I have always said that you cannot stop people from drinking alcohol. What we found out from chiefs is that they carry a cane but cannot stop people from drinking. We want to encourage these healthy brews and create a ready market for these indigenous crops. We want our farmers to have a ready market. Once we encourage its drinking and make this drink affordable, more people will take it and, therefore, there will be demand for millet, sorghum and other crops; in turn, we will make our farmers rich. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I Support."}