{"id":920946,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/920946/?format=json","text_counter":138,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kihika","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13216,"legal_name":"Susan Wakarura Kihika","slug":"susan-wakarura-kihika"},"content":"According to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry statistics, to achieve the 10 per cent forest cover by 2022, a total of 1,625,036 hectares of additional forest is required for active tree growing and natural regeneration of forests. Currently, the country’s canopy forest cover stands at 2 per cent of total land area."}