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    "id": 1319734,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1319734/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kesses, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Rutto",
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    "content": "Kenya is not endowed with minerals, so we cannot speak of an economy dependant on mineral exportation. Right now, tourism is facing many challenges. The manufacturing sector was killed over time. In the milk sector, we have witnessed that we rely on powder milk from foreign countries which is converted into liquid form and it has affected our prices. The only sector which the President said is on the right direction is production and agriculture. This has reduced the dependence we had in the last few months, on importation of staple food like maize. To an extent our Cabinet Secretary travelled out of the country in pursuit of land to plant maize to feed the country. You will agree with me that any nation planning to feed its people from importation is doomed to fail. I want to appreciate the President for pronouncing a reduction in fertiliser and farm input prices. As we speak now, production of maize in the region where I come from is estimated to have grown by more than 40 million bags compared to the previous financial period. In essence, this means Kenyans will feed on their own maize production. This will absolve the aspect of importation inflation from foreign countries and create employment. Now, we can see value addition becoming a discussion after production. On the livestock and fisheries sectors, the President confirmed that along the coastal strip, we have 22 landing points for fish collection. This reduces our earlier dependence on imported fish from China which is our staple food and alternative protein. Doctors always prefer people to eat white meat instead of red meat. The President has sorted this by increasing the domestic fish market which has created employment. Also, to an extent of exporting fish for purposes of competing with the world. We are endowed because we are not land locked and have the advantage of utilising the ocean. On the aspect of employment and education sector, I heard a Member say that the President has not demonstrated what he has done. Employing 56,000 teachers in the Republic of Kenya in less than one year is a fact and not a promise. Employing askaris and jeshi from NYS is a fact and not a promise. Employing over 100,000…"
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