{"id":82351,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/82351/?format=json","text_counter":174,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Wekesa","speaker_title":"The Minister for Forestry and Wildlife","speaker":{"id":209,"legal_name":"Noah Mahalang'ang'a Wekesa","slug":"noah-wekesa"},"content":"(a) The decision to ban grazing in Government forests was arrived at after it became apparent that grazing in forest reserves was causing extensive damage to planted young seedlings and interfering with natural re-generation, thus leading to forest destruction and environmental degradation."}