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    "id": 1046784,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving this opportunity. Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate my colleague for bringing this amendment to the House. I came to learn of Bixa Orellana through the Kenya Bixa Limited in my other life before I came to Parliament. Indeed, the principle behind this amendment is essentially to elevate the Bixa Orellana product or plant to the same level as other cash crops that have been stated in the First Schedule of the Crops Act. Agriculture is the backbone of this country. Cash crops are the backbone of rural Kenya. A rural county without a stable cash crop struggles to meet the economic and financial needs of most households. For that reason, I want to support the Bill and support my colleagues from the Coast region that continue to pursue what brings out the best interest to the people in that area. At no single time should we be blinded by petty politics to abandon what is good for our people. For us the people of Busia, we are happy that cotton and sugar-cane, which are the major crops in our region, are scheduled crops. Yes, there have been ups and downs. There has been inadequate support, but the little support we have received has taken us somewhere. That is why it is important to divorce politics from development issues. We must always look for ways and means of empowering our people. We empower people through such kind of initiatives. With those few remarks, I support the Bill."
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