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    "id": 1102417,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1102417/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kang’ata",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1826,
        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, another key area that counties should consider once we get this money going to their counties is minimum guaranteed returns. When you look at a county like Murang’a, 75 per cent of the entire workforce is in the agricultural sector. If you go to the so-called seven wards that are in tea, that is, in Gatanga, we have Kariara. In Kandara we have Rocho. When you go to a place like Kiharu, we have the entire Murarandia region. You go to Kangema you find two wards, that is, Rwathia and also a place called Kanyenyaini. You go to Kigumo, Kinyona and Kangari then you go to Mathioya and you will find Upper Jombe and also Kiru Ward. They have tea. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when you go to the lower region, we do coffee. In the very lower region, we have mangoes. If, for instance, our county government was to set aside monies for guaranteed minimum returns, say for mangoes, the entire lower belt of Murang’a County would ensure one mango is sold at about Kshs10 shillings. That would uplift our low zone farmers. That then would translate into improved livelihoods. If you are, for instance, going to support milk prices, currently, Murang’a County has established a milk processing factory at a place called Maragua Town. Currently, it is sitting idle because there is a major fight between the cooperatives that take milk to"
}