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    "id": 1179444,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1179444/?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": "catchment areas are protected so that we have enough water for irrigation and produce enough food in our farms. We also have a challenge with our infrastructure. For example, I represent Igembe Central where we have thousands of acres of arable land but taking the farm produce to the market is a challenge. This is because there are no roads in the rural areas where the farms are. There is one major road known as Kore Road and the area where it leads to can feed the whole of Meru County and lower Eastern Region if there are other roads to the farms. This is a major challenge. I believe if infrastructure in that area is dealt with, production will go up and farmers will be encouraged. The Government has a responsibility of ensuring that our farmers are rewarded for their work. We also have a problem with marketing. There are many growers of the miraa cash crop in the Igembe Central area that I represent. It is planted by over 98 per cent of the people who live in that area. That market has been a challenge for a while. There are countries that view this product as a serious cash crop. If you go to a place like Ethiopia, you will find that their Government generates more than 30 per cent of their GDP through miraa farming and selling. However, our Government does not take it seriously. We recently had a market in Djibouti where we supplied"
}