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    "id": 129041,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/129041/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kiilu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 45,
        "legal_name": "Peter L. N. Kiilu",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to support this Motion as amended. Potato is a major crop and this Motion seeks to cure the perennial food shortage in this country. As the Mover has said, potatoes are the second most popular food in this country. You only need to go to most of these schools during visiting days and see what parents carry for their sons and daughters. You will not see muthokoi or ugali although those are the popular foods. However, you will find most parents carrying chips or boiled potatoes for their sons and daughters. This enhances the importance of this food crop as a substitute to the many food crops that this country has relied on. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in supporting this Motion, we are saying that this is a high yield crop. Secondly, it is fast growing. In a country which has perennially suffered from food shortage, the Government must put in more money into doing research on producing this crop. This would help this country attain a suitable level of food production. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as we do so, we appreciate the fact that this is a highly perishable crop. Therefore, in order to make it available to as many people as"
}