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    "id": 1185066,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "When the rains do not come in January, I will use that water to irrigate my corn. We need to be innovative. I do not subscribe to the school of thought that says we must genetically modify the food for us to survive in this country. My views on GMO are advised by the research which is out there. I believe we will be adjourning the House in the next three minutes to discuss that issue. I do not want future kids to be born with six fingers. Kenya is the largest economy in Eastern and Central Africa with a Gross domestic product (GDP) of 110 USD Billion but most of us who live in the rural areas still survive with 1 USD a day. That makes us a developing nation. If a normal citizen does not work in a day, they starve. With the Motion that has been moved by Sen. Gataya Mo Fire, the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries should follow up and ensure that very little money is left in Nairobi, the capital. That is because agriculture is a devolved function. I am not talking about Nairobi City County. I need to clarify that because I do not want to get in trouble with my brother, the Senator for Nairobi City County. I am referring to the national Government. We should also look at individual counties. In counties such as Kajiado, Narok, Samburu and those in the northern part of Kenya, we need to think about a government off-take program that guarantees that farmers can sell their cow at a minimum of Kshs50,000. Technology is there. I know I have 30 seconds. My brother, the Senator for Nyeri County can sit down with me we discuss about the use of technology to preserve meat because he is already slaughtering the cow. However, he cannot come to discuss with me a technology where we are going to alter the genetics of human beings because to a greater extent, modifying the genetics of food also modifies the genetics of human beings. In most cases - and I want to qualify my statement here - a lot of people suffer from secondary smoking. If you sit in a place where people are smoking every day or sleep in a room where everybody is smoking every day - you will experience secondary smoking. You are not the one primarily smoking but if you sleep in a room in which someone smokes on a daily basis, you will end up suffering. I know that time is up and it is time for us to adjourn but since this is a matter which is continuing, the remaining minutes I can have them later."
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