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    "id": 1185064,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion by the distinguished Sen. Gataya Mo Fire. Food security is very important. My hope was that all the 47 delegations would be here to discuss this Motion in a sober and progressive way. We know the problem and we know the solutions. However, we do not give a hoot because we are greedy and do not care to think about future generations. It is about time that we start looking at the resolutions which are being sought when a Motion like this comes before this House. When we talk about food security, every county in this country must understand its weather patterns. Yesterday, I was talking to some of my workers and I suggested to them that we start planting maize. Most of them refused and said that we do not know about the sun when it comes to January. My question is; why is it that these so-called experts do not understand the weather patterns yet my workers, most of whom do not have the education that people in the policy department have can understand the weather patterns? As a country, we have to think of food security unless we are prepared to starve to death. I wonder at times why we do not care about people in Turkana County and the millions of people in this country who are currently starving. Is it because we can afford to dress nicely, wear expensive suits and drive fancy cars? What do you think about the future of this country when you read from a Motion like this that over 950,000 pregnant mothers are now facing malnutrition? As a country, it is time for us to start asking questions. Moving forward, we should see solutions and follow the progress of those solutions. Right now, every county government should be thinking about water reserves. I recently did something that other people would consider crazy. There is a path that goes through the side of the road where I live. I told myself that the rains are coming and my dams are empty. I brought a lot of stones, barricaded the place and when it rained and I diverted the water into three of my dams."
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