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    "id": 10624,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/10624/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
        "slug": "amos-kimunya"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to challenge the qualifications of the Committee but I believe one of the reasons the Committee is looking at this is to inquire and understand the issues that lead to inflation. That is what I am saying. The Committee should educate itself and the House on these matters. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the only choice we have in this country in matters of inflation is, we must produce more. Whenever we produce maize, what happens? At harvest season, there is agitation in this House that the price of maize must be increased so that the Government must pay Kshs4,000. So, how do we deal with inflation when we, as leaders, are the ones saying when we have a glut of one product that we must buy at more expensive prices? These are the factors that are with us. You do not need a select committee to tell you that immediately you start agigating for higher prices of maize, that leads to unga being more expensive because the manufacturer who buys that maize at Kshs4,000 has to recover his cost. We need to start getting ourselves into realizing that as leaders we are part of the problem. I hope that the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade has already looked at all these things, and will bring us a report to complement what Mr. Namwamba Committee on the cost of living has done."
}