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    "id": 981572,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/981572/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, Ford-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Nasri Ibrahim",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nasri Sahal Ibrahim",
        "slug": "nasri-sahal-ibrahim"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I rise in support of the Adjournment Motion to discuss the locust invasion in the country. The ongoing invasion of millions of locusts in parts of the country is causing terrible destruction and massive land degradation, damaging rangelands, croplands and most families are losing their livelihoods. Experts have warned that East African countries should brace themselves for a second round of invasion by the desert locusts in the next two months since the swarm of locusts which had spread to seven East African countries have been laying eggs along their migratory path, which are expected to hatch between March and April. While standard procedure calls for fumigation by spraying chemicals in the air, this strategy creates another problem to animals and other important insects that complement the ecosystem. Thus the use of poisonous air pesticides model is highly discouraged. We call upon the Government to embrace an alternative idea which is practically safe, secure, sound and environmentally friendly. Secondly, it should conduct a damage assessment with a view of compensating the affected farmers."
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