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    "id": 1114954,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1114954/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bomachoge Borabu, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Prof.) Zadoc Ogutu",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Zadoc Abel Ogutu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First of all, I support the Petition on animal feeds. As this Petition is being considered by the relevant Committee, I would like to urge the committees to find out about government policies in place that address issues of raw materials related to the production of key crops such as cotton and soya beans. In this country, we have many farmers who are disgruntled because they have no market for their products. How much of that is currently being produced in Kenya? If they consider that, it will help us understand the complexity of this pricing. It is also important for the Committee to understand the implications of this trend, especially in terms of how many people are losing jobs. We hear of 30 companies having closed down because of the increase in pricing of raw materials or the lack of it. How many people are affected? We are talking of a country where unemployment is skyrocketing and. at the same time. we have companies closing due to unavailability of raw materials. So, it is important for us to ask the technical people in the industry to tell us what they are doing to counter this bad image in terms of income, food insecurity and unemployment. I support and thank you Hon. Speaker."
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