{"id":895737,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/895737/?format=json","text_counter":255,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Khaniri","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":171,"legal_name":"George Munyasa Khaniri","slug":"george-khaniri"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I can see that my time is almost up. The other issue that should be given a lot of emphasis is agriculture. A speaker who spoke before me noted that over 75 per cent of our population relies directly and indirectly on agriculture. However, I believe the percentage is much more than that; maybe it is around 85 per cent. If you talk about those who rely on agriculture directly and indirectly, I think it is about 85 per cent. Despite that, the Government has been giving what I would call ‗lip service‘ to the farmers."}