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    "id": 117201,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/117201/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyagah",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Co-operative Development and Marketing",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 269,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Nthiga Nyagah",
        "slug": "joseph-nyagah"
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    "content": "Do I not have good feelings for the industry? I am committed to the programme of improving this industry, particularly in Mount Kenya, Kisii, and western areas, where the shambas are becoming smaller and smaller. The cow is the programme. That is why I have initiated a project of one youth, one cow. The land is very small and we need to grow, but the Minister must have men and women of vision who can implement his vision. Getting stuck at half a billion shillings over a three-year period is not acceptable to this Minister. I want an MD who can take this company to a billion shillings. This company has the potential. Mr. Ruteere says that Ms. Mugo was involved. I said, “Please hand over and appoint somebody.” What I said in my letter was that she was the longest serving senior manager. I think the board is busy as we are talking, trying to identify and appoint an MD who can undertake that responsibility. I was not aware. She was there before but, as explained by you, I did not have the details that you have given but I was aware that she was the longest serving senior officer. There has been propaganda about unhappiness of the farmers. I have just come from a meeting where a group of a 150 farmers from Mount Kenya have expressed confidence in what I have done, after going through this. But because over the last one week vernacular stations have been hammering this anti-Nyagah programme, they have only confused the farmers. I have just asked the leadership of the farmers--- A hundred and fifty farmers came, but the only ones who could sit in my room were about 50, and"
}