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    "id": 1179443,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1179443/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Karitho",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1574,
        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
        "slug": "cyprian-kubai-iringo"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to address this Sessional Paper No.2 of 2021 on the National Agricultural Policy. Many Members who spoke earlier have said agriculture is the backbone of this country and it contributes a very big percentage to our GDP. It is a sector that should be supported and promoted to the highest level. The main objective of this policy is to increase production at a low cost. Agriculture is an investment like any other and whoever ventures into it has intentions of benefitting and gaining profits. Now that the Government has taken the initiative of promoting this industry it should consider factors that bring this industry down. This is because we cannot expect good pay from agriculture if we only depend on rain-fed farming. This industry will only be meaningful if we adopt irrigation farming. This way we will have enough produce in our farms. We cannot irrigate unless we have enough water. If you move round, you will find many water catchment areas which were sources of agricultural water have been encroached and grabbed. The amount of water available for agriculture is reducing. This is a challenge to the Government to ensure water 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."
}