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    "id": 1179435,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1179435/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. Agriculture is a very important sector in our country because its entire value chain accounts for 20 to 30 per cent of our GDP. The whole value chain also accounts for 40 per cent of the entire employment in the Republic of Kenya and 70 per cent of the jobs in rural areas. This shows the importance which we must attach to the agricultural sector. Agriculture has also many linkages both backward and forward, in terms of other industries; the basis of manufacturing as a sector is agriculture. This is because most of the manufacturing that we do is value addition to the produce that we get from agriculture. However, within manufacturing in terms of mechanical equipment, agriculture also accounts a lot in the few The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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