{"id":947793,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/947793/?format=json","text_counter":169,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Wajir East, WDM-K","speaker_title":"Hon. Rashid Kassim","speaker":{"id":13504,"legal_name":"Rashid Kassim Amin","slug":"rashid-kassim-amin-2"},"content":"The creation of the Livestock Board is long overdue. We have over 50 years of Independence. Many leaders who have had the interest of livestock farmers have brought such a Bill to the Floor of the House and yet it has not been fruitful. I can see at the end of the tunnel there is light for people who are pursuing livestock farming in this country. I thank the Mover of the Bill, Hon. Bashir, for bring this to the Floor of the House so that the people of this region and the country as a whole can benefit from the creation of this board. This Bill intends to streamline the marketing of livestock and livestock products in the country."}