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    "id": 1199204,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1199204/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kesses, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Rutto",
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    "content": "I know that most of the county governments are busy making their county integrated development plans. The national Government is also focusing on the integrated development plans. It is high time we had a serious discussion on this. In the same spirit, the President tells us to focus on our productivity vis-a-vis our consumption. When we put more energy in our production area and then we support our school-going children, we will support agriculture and the farmers. At the end of the day, we will use one stone to kill two birds: build up our economy and sort out food security. When you look at the budget structure of our country, matters of national interest fail to touch on food security. It focuses on weapons, which is national security. We should consider threat to food security as a security matter in the same way we look at national security. We should allocate resources where it deserves. When we have enough production, especially local production with the cheap labour and cost of production, the cost of providing food to children will come down. If we have deficiency of nutrients, it then means we will have sickness. Finally, I would have wished to respond to my brother, the Member for Embakasi West who said that they are looking upon this Government to bring down the cost of living. It is hardly a month since the new administration took over. Hon. Raila Odinga, with due respect, kindly, allow the current administration to sort out the problems that they inherited from the previous “handshake” regime where the cost of living rose up because of poor prioritisation and decision making. Allow this administration to cure the problems and focus on how to address perennial challenges by sorting out the real problem to ensure we once and for all cure the problem of high cost of living. Thank you so much for allowing me this opportunity."
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