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    "id": 1079884,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1079884/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gilgil, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Martha Wangari",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join my colleagues in supporting this Petition by Peter Chemoigut. This issue is not just limited to the Central and South Rift. It touches on Central Rift where Nakuru lies. It is an issue of food security. It is weighty and on top of the management issues that have been raised. We are looking at a serious crop failure that would affect this country in terms of being food secure. I hope the Committee will fast-track this and more importantly, summon the Kenya Bureau of Standards. We need to get them involved in this. The absence of Government fast-tracking and weighing in means that we have private companies that are exploiting farmers by selling poor seeds, fertilizers and it touches on bigger issues. I hope that the Committee will be able to involve the Kenya Bureau of Standards and the Ministry of Agriculture. Let us get the Government to be in the fore-front in ensuring that Members and farmers get the right maize seeds and all seeds so that we can secure this country in terms of food. Having said that, I support the Petition and join you in welcoming Safari Rally in Soysambu, Gilgil and Sleeping Warrior in Elementaita. I wish Members can come and witness it after 19 years of absence. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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