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    "id": 1159181,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1159181/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "content": "We talk about devolution of agricultural services. We know very well we are living in a global setting. As such, the most important function of the National Government is international trade and relation. Although agriculture is a devolved function, it is the responsibility of the National Government – particularly the government we are looking forward to establish on the 9th August this year – to ensure that, we have access to international market. It is the international market that pays well and is unlimited. We need to encourage both levels of Government through legislation and support policies that would urge or nudge the National Government to build bridges towards having a conducive international trade agreement that would favour the cotton industry. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Migori County where I come from is inhabited by nearly 1.2 million people. The future of Migori County lies only in agriculture. There are many sugarcane farmers in Awendo Constituency. We have land that is rich, fertile. We have people who are able, but our farmers still have their cane stuck in their farms for more than 36 months when it ought to have been harvested when it was 18 months old. It is still in the farms for 36 months and has to be maintained. It was planted at the expense of other crops and it is very frustrating for a farmer who has done his or her bit to have his or her land occupied by a crop that has no access to the market."
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