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    "id": 103313,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ms. Mbarire",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Tourism",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 78,
        "legal_name": "Cecily Mutitu Mbarire",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want from the onset to really thank the Mover of this Motion, Mr. Kaino, for bringing a Motion whose time has come and at the very nick of time when we should be thinking about food security and creating employment for our people. I also want to congratulate the Minster for Agriculture who has very ably supported this Motion and agreed with every one that this is something that must be taken into consideration. I believe that in her able leadership, we will be able to achieve this policy guideline that we are passing today. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, irrigation is critical not just to provide food security for our people but also to create employment for the many young people who are out in the villages and have no jobs at all. This Motion is not just about the dry zones. It is about every constituency where many farmers are now getting smaller and smaller pieces of land. I believe through irrigation we can focus on things like horticultural farming as is happening in many constituencies like in Meru where we have seen farmers really growing bananas and horticultural produce for export and being able to be economically independent. We look forward to the Government really providing the necessary resources. I am happy that the two critical Ministries that will push this particular agenda are under the leadership of two able ladies who I believe understand how important it is for a mother to have food on the table for her children and, therefore, will ensure that this particular Motion is implemented. I think we need to move a step further. The Ministry of Agriculture probably needs to think of coming up with a Bill addressing this particular issue so that it really becomes a Government project because many times, we pass Motions here but they just end up here. We hope that we will see the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Water and Irrigation advance this particular agenda."
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