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    "id": 1199123,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1199123/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui West, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Edith Nyenze",
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    "content": "I come from Kitui County, which is currently experiencing famine. It was reported two weeks ago that four people died from hunger. This poses a threat not only to the school-going children, but also to all people in general. I urge the Government to do something about it. We say it is good to be given the fishing rod and not the fish, but right now, we need fish in my county, Ukambani in general and in other ASAL areas. The need is so urgent that we do not have to wait to see people die. As an MP, I distributed food to all the primary schools through my NGO. I have 125 primary schools where I distributed maize and beans, but it is not enough. Due to food scarcity, I have kept on urging teachers to work in partnership with the alumni of the schools, and contribute money to buy food, especially for primary schools. This however, is not forthcoming because they are not empowered because of unemployment. This is a big problem. I urge the Government to come up with plans to embed the school feeding programme in the NG-CDF. We are the ones dealing with education which will be complete with this programme. In doing so, the performance in all the schools will improve. I also urge the Government to declare hunger as a national disaster, to get assistance from various quarters."
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