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    "id": 1180100,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1180100/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, on the plan of action, the Government plans to allow maize importation from the region and facilitate further inflows from outside the EAC and COMESA regions. Another Cabinet Memo has been prepared seeking approval for importation of maize duty-free in order to improve availability and accessibility in good time to evade a hunger crisis in mid-2023. The Ministry has recommended to the Cabinet to approve duty-free importation of 900,000 metric tonnes - the equivalent of 10 million 90-kilogramme bags - of white maize by registered millers, starting from 1st February 2023 to 30th April 2023, to fill the national deficit and avert an impending crisis from April 2023. Meanwhile, registered millers should continue to import wheat under the prevailing 10 per cent Import Duty remission scheme, and rice at the prevailing Import Duty rate to complement the maize supplies. Further, the Ministry will work towards committing more 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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