{"id":774486,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/774486/?format=json","text_counter":45,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ng’ongo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":110,"legal_name":"John Mbadi Ng'ong'o","slug":"john-mbadi"},"content":"Hon. Speaker, initially I did not want to comment on this matter but when I heard an Hon. Member shouting that this matter is a local issue, I got concerned. There may be need for us to educate every Hon. Members on what is a national issue and what is a local issue. It really baffles me when someone talks about forest cover in this country as being a local issue when we know very well that this country is facing an acute drought which is even The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}