{"id":802091,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/802091/?format=json","text_counter":148,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Wangwe","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":2543,"legal_name":"Emmanuel Wangwe","slug":"emmanuel-wangwe"},"content":"The State Department of Irrigation, the Committee recommends the approval of the department’s budget as contained in the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2018/2019. In the subsequent Budgets, the Department’s budget should be increased to 5 per cent of the overall Budget given the critical role the sector plays in the economy particularly in the contribution to the Big Four Agenda in the country."}