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    "id": 1049093,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1049093/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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    "content": "totally failed. We have very important crops. That crop does well in arid and semi-arid regions. I am sure in Narok, it will do well. It can also do well in Machakos and other areas. The moment we really invest in it, then we will economically assist our people. It is high time the Government invested a lot in marketing because before Hon. Owen Baya talked about that crop, some of us, even Members of this House, were not aware of its benefits. Lastly, we have to invest in agriculture seriously. We are blessed as a country that we have water that is 3,000 feet above sea level, especially in the Aberdares, Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon and Mount Kilimanjaro. As a Government, ours is only to channel that water through piping to semi-arid regions. About 80 per cent of our land is semi-arid. Fortunate enough, those areas are very fertile after soil erosion deposited a lot of fertile soil from the highlands to the lowlands. If we can channel water to semi-arid and arid regions, we will be able to empower our people and be able to have enough food security. We will be able to have an alternative source of income. For instance, we gave Kshs10 billion to Kazi Mtaani Programme. We gave Kshs10 billion to the youth to go and slash, do some manual work and unblock the sewerage yet, even the grass that they cut has grown again."
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