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    "id": 1272998,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1272998/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mithika Linturi",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development",
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I appreciate the concerns of the Hon. Members. I assure them that under the Kenya Kwanza Plan, the bottom-up economic transformation agenda, cotton is one of the key value chains that this Government is serious about. Under the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), we have a whole directorate of cotton to promote the growth of fibre crops. Under this plan, the Government has mapped 24 counties with good soils for cotton growth, Homa Bay and Meru included. Once we do the launch on Friday, we expect to move on, and I will be reaching out to Members of Parliament within the counties so that we partner. We have set aside money for the purchase of seeds. Members of Parliament will be involved. We want to ensure that next year, we can support farmers to grow cotton. That is enough so that we can close imports of cotton and revive the cotton ginneries that we have in our country. That is how we will be able to put money in the pockets of our people. Take my commitment. Having been a Member of Parliament, I see and feel how passionate you are. I am ready and will make sure that that is done. When we come to you The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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