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    "id": 1087976,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1087976/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ali",
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    "content": "very useful. I have heard people talk of Nyayo Milk although I was not part of it but it helped many children. Whatever people said about Mzee Moi, he did very well when it came to education. Madam Temporary Speaker, even adults cannot sit in meetings when they are hungry. They start yawning and fidgeting and they become absent minded. What about a hungry child? They cannot concentrate on anything. When children are properly fed, they concentrate in class and play outside and grow well. In the end, they do well in school. I support those who said milk should be supplied locally so that if extra milk is required, then it can come from outside. If Sen. Kwamboka will need to add anything to this, let it be stated properly that the milk for pre-primary and primary school should be supplied from local farmers. If it is not enough, then it can be imported from the neighbouring counties or other parts of the county. There is already some sort of monopoly in this country and if particular people are allowed, the monopoly will just continue and few individuals will benefit. You know what is happening with the school feeding programme. The food does not reach the children. From the Ministry of Education to the county and to the teachers, at least a quarter is lost at every stage. Possibly, only 20 per cent gets to the schools. I hope the milk will not follow suit. I remember the national Government used to give relief food to the people in remote, arid areas. When I became an MP some time back, four of us from Wajir County went to see the District Commissioner (DC) and asked him for the money instead of the relief maize. Our intention was to use the money to do something for youth groups. We wrote a letter---"
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