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    "id": 1230358,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1230358/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Muchangi Karemba",
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    "content": "Chairperson who will now steer forward the fishing industry as the Chairperson of the Kenya Fish Marketing Authority. The fishing industry in this country is still underexploited. It only contributes around 0.54 per cent to the GDP. That percentage needs to be improved. Fishing opportunities at the Coast still remain underexploited. We believe that with the nomination of this Chairperson, opportunities at the Coast will be exploited for the benefit of this country. It is important that the allegations made by one of our colleagues be investigated. Our colleague claimed that there are foreigners who come to our deep seas to fish and, thereafter, sell the fish to us, claiming that it comes from China. It would be insulting for Kenyans to consume their own fish while still imagining that it comes from China. I like the comments that were made by my fellow MP, Hon. Kuria Kimani, about dams. Once the Kenya Kwanza Government constructs dams, let there be a component of fishing. Also, fishing is synonymous with people who come from the lakeside. People from the Mt. Kenya region do not eat as much fish as those from the lakeside or those from the Coast region. They mostly eat githeri, mukimo and such foods. So, we also would like this…"
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