{"id":67615,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/67615/?format=json","text_counter":225,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Haji","speaker_title":"The Minister of State for Defence","speaker":{"id":26,"legal_name":"Yusuf Mohammed Haji","slug":"yusuf-haji"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to concur with the sentiments expressed by Members of Parliament that we, as a country, should not be acting in panic year in, year out. The frequency of drought in this country has been more prevalent in recent times. We need to come up with a marshal plan when handling the issue of drought so that we deal with it in a manner which can mitigate the suffering of both human beings and livestock."}