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    "id": 1046809,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1046809/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Halima Yussuf Mucheke",
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    "content": "I have learnt from Hon. Tandaza and Hon. Owen that this crop can scare elephants away. Where I come from, we have lost many people because of human-wildlife conflicts and especially elephants. Many people have been killed by elephants. So, I think Hon. Tandaza or Hon. Owen will become the ambassadors of that crop so that, as the Cabinet Secretary thinks of investing in this crop, then this should not only be done in the coastal region, but also in other regions. If you will allow me, 80 per cent of our land mass is arid or semi-arid. We have been unable to realise the potential of 80 per cent of the land mass. This is because we have not invested a lot in the backbone of our economy, which is agriculture. As a country, we are lucky. Although we have not invested in those areas because they are dry and lack water. God has blessed us with water from above. We have water from the Aberdares, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya and Mt. Elgon. If only we channelled this water through culverts or pipes, we could provide water to most arid areas and spur economic growth in those regions."
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