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    "id": 1191136,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1191136/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Migori County, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Fatuma Mohammed",
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    "content": "Right now, we are facing starvation. We are dying of hunger. We do not have food. We are importing fertilisers and yet, we do not have rains. What will the fertiliser do to us when we do not have the rains? We have our young people who are very energetic and innovative, but they are not given an opportunity to showcase what they have. I would urge the Government to stop majoring on the minors and do the right thing. When we talk of corruption, when you see a product coming in that is harmful to our people, where else do you place it? It is corruption! How did it get in? The relevant authorities that are supposed to look at the products that come in are reluctant or corrupt. Fortunately, or unfortunately, this will affect everybody. But we take it very lightly. It will not choose who to kill. It will kill my generation, the President’s generation, farmers, and priests’ generation. As Kenyans, we used to be the agricultural hub, but we are no longer one. When we are saying people are dying, it means agriculture, tourism and other sectors are down. When you cannot feed your people, then we have failed as leaders of the Government, country and the community. We have counties. A county like Migori is able to produce sugar-cane. The waste products that come from sugar-cane can be converted into good fertilizer but, instead, it is thrown away and it becomes hazardous waste instead. I am requesting the Government to take this seriously. You cannot turn us into beggars; that we are begging for food. That is the worst that a country can do, begging for food while we have hands. We are not in war. Some countries are in war and cannot go to their farms because of bombs everywhere but Kenya is a peaceful country. We can do farming right from the top to the lowest person. I urge our leaders to concentrate on our youth and create job opportunities by giving them an opportunity to showcase what they can do for us to improve our situation. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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