{"id":862357,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/862357/?format=json","text_counter":26,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Nandi Hills, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Alfred Keter","speaker":{"id":2514,"legal_name":"Alfred Kiptoo Keter","slug":"alfred-kiptoo-keter"},"content":"(b) What plans does the Ministry have to cushion farmers against losses due to the increased cost of production in the year 2018 as a result of imposition of VAT on agricultural chemicals and fuel, noting that the recently approved price for purchasing2,000,000 bags of maize from farmers was set at a price of Kshs2,300 per bag?"}