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    "id": 1165870,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1165870/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen.Nyamunga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity. I would like to support the Statement by Sen. Khaniri on the diminishing interest on agriculture by the youth. I agree with the contribution by Sen. Sakaja. However, the most important thing is that Kenya is an agriculural country. Most of us know that because we were taught when we were in primary school. We know well that Kenya is a consuming country. We import a big percentage of our food even basic ones like vegetables and fruits. We also know that we are favoured with land, but the most unfortunate thing is that the input is very expensive. So, it is not attractive to our young people because they know whatever little money they have, once they put in agriculture, that is the end of it. Firstly, it is very expensive and secondly, rain-fed agriculture can never be competitive anywhere in the world. In fact, if we continue with rain-fed agriculture, I do not think anybody will be interested. When I was young, it was very clear that on 15th February, people would start planting because rains would come within a week. Right now, you can plant like three or four times because we can no longer predict our rains. So, we should not continue relying on the rain-fed agriculture."
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