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    "id": 1242820,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1242820/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Maanzo Daniel Kitonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this very important law. I am also in the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and I congratulate the Chair and the Members. It came to a situation where the Chair was using his own money and I believe God will pay him one day, so that we do public participation. The cotton grown in Kenya has gone through a lot of problems over the years. It used to be very popular in the 1980s but now, it has staggered and there is a lot of problems in the country yet cotton is a product needed worldwide. It is very marketable and is not a perishable good. So, it can be stored. One of the biggest challenges we have had is that we are now growing seven million tonnes when we have a capacity of 200 million tonnes. This will employ many farmers and young people. It will go a long way to help Kenyans create employment and earn. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are many regions in Kenya which can grow cotton. The communities rearing cattle can invest comfortably in cotton because it grows in dry areas and it favours many places as well. We realized in places such as Busia, there are small-scale holders. There are other places such as coastal region, Ukambani and parts of North Eastern that can have huge farms."
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