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    "id": 1097142,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1097142/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kinangop, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Zachary Thuku",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Zachary Kwenya Thuku",
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    "content": "We do not have shortage of water and land in this country. We do not have shortage of manpower. We lack goodwill from the people responsible for the budget-making in the Ministry of Agriculture and at the National Treasury. These are the people who plan for this country. We should sink money into the backbone of this country’s economy, which is agriculture. We should put money where it matters. I can tell for sure that we will feed not just this country but even our neighbours. For instance, in Kinangop Constituency, I have a total of eight wards. Four wards can do very well without irrigation. However, the other four wards need irrigation as a catalyst. Our soils are fertile and well-drained. They can retain water for some time. We will have a very efficient irrigation scheme that will increase productivity of our land, secure jobs for our young people, secure the future of our farmers and feed this country and beyond. We need to make use of the available resources. I was impressed by one of the farmers from Kipipiri, the Leader of the Majority Party’s constituency. He took a video of a farmer who got a water pan from the NIA. The farmer confessed that since the water pan was dug, he has been able to feed his family and pay school fees for his children. We do not need to be given handouts. The worth of the water pan is known. It is not The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}