{"id":848980,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/848980/?format=json","text_counter":19,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Eng.) Maina","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":75,"legal_name":"Ephraim Mwangi Maina","slug":"ephraim-maina"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Petition. Agriculture is the backbone of our economy. The Petition is about coffee, tea, and macadamia nuts, but the problem goes beyond that. I hope that the relevant Committee will go further in looking into the issues raised here."}