{"id":973204,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/973204/?format=json","text_counter":161,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Halake","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13184,"legal_name":"Abshiro Soka Halake","slug":"abshiro-soka-halake"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Statement by our colleague, the Senator of Nandi County. It is really sad that all we are seeing is closures and SACCOS going under. It is a very gloomy day considering that we are supposed to be a middle income nation as per Vision 2030. By now, we should be a prosperous middle income country. I am wondering where the middle income status will come from if every industry is being closed down. Is this again another manifestation of corrupting"}