{"id":867773,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/867773/?format=json","text_counter":11,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Deputy Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Members, the State Department for the Development of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SDDA) was established vide an Executive Order No.1 of June 2018 (Now revised). It is responsible for co-ordination, planning and development of policies and programs in ASAL areas to reduce inequalities and vulnerabilities and ensure accelerated and sustained socio-economic development of ASAL areas."}