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    "id": 1057829,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1057829/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 171,
        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the wholesale price of onions is currently quoted at Kshs55 per kilo up from Kshs35 a few weeks ago. Traders are projecting it to retail at Kshs70 in the next few weeks of low supplies. Cooking oil has also risen with a 20-litre container of the commodity selling at Kshs3,600 compared to KShs3,000 previously. The cost of bread, which is influenced by international wheat prices has also gone up by about Kshs5 for the first time in four years. Households are now paying Kshs5 more for milk as there is an increase in the shortage of the commodity in the market. These are just a few items that I have mentioned. Food is a basic human need that we cannot survive without. We, therefore, need to do something about this issue to ensure food security for every Kenyan citizen. I do not deny that the pandemic hit us hard. However, we now need to pick ourselves up and encourage each other to make things better for ourselves. We need to create more job opportunities to support those who lost their jobs, thus allowing them to be able to buy food for themselves and their families. We need to encourage the creation of businesses, so as to create financial stability for most, if not all Kenyans. Farmers need to be given incentives to encourage them to produce more food items. For the commodities that we cannot produce in plenty, importation should be encouraged. These steps will not only impact food security, but also help in the management of food inflation. We need not to lose hope, but instead stand firm together to make Kenya a better country for each individual. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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