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    "id": 1263110,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1263110/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13199,
        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
        "slug": "enoch-kiio-wambua"
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    "content": "In the drafting of the Mung Beans Bill, the farmer takes center stage. The farmer is put at the center of every conversation in terms of farm inputs, crop management, collection and storage, and post-harvest management of the crop. The farmer is king in this Bill. I also want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the secretariat and my colleague and teacher, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, who spent a lot of time with me to panel beat this Bill and ensure it attained world-class status. In conversations around the drafting of this Bill, we were guided by the principle of putting the farmer at the top of every conversation in Mung Beans Bill. This is because there are some regions of the world where the farmer is really the king. He is supported and respected so much that they are issued with free passes in supermarkets, metro stations, and some hospitals. If a farmer comes to a metro station or a supermarket and there is a line, they just show their free pass and they are served immediately so that they can go back to the farm and feed the nation. We need to get there with our ndengu farmers and livestock keepers. The people who we think are at the bottom of the pyramid in terms of our economy are the people who shoulder the burden of feeding this nation. We need to disabuse ourselves of the notion that this is an Ukambani Bill because it is not. In fact, this legume is extensively grown in Nyanza region, upper eastern region of Embu and parts of Meru, Kirinyaga County and coastal region. You are aware of the testimony of our brother, friend, and neighbor Sen. Mungatana. This crop just needs to be regulated and farmers need to be supported. When that happens then, the basic conversations in this country will stop."
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