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    "id": 1346383,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1346383/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Matayos, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Odanga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me also add my voice to the Motion on Noting of Report of the Kenyan Delegation to the 4th General Assembly of the EAPA-FSN in Kigali, Rwanda as moved here by my good friend, Hon. Haji. Food security must be prioritised in any nation. We should detest dependence on food from other parts of the world. The moment we continue relying on imported food, we lose our nationality and pride. We remain beggars. Those who give us food will always hold us to ransom. We will not retain the independence that we, as a country, have. Giving effect to the Maputo Declaration which proposes that countries should allocate 10 per cent of their budgets to agriculture and food production is very critical. Each one of us should support this particular Motion because it gives credit and supports the Maputo Declaration, so that we have enough food. For instance, we still have stunted and malnourished children who do not get the right diet in this country. They do not have enough quantities and qualities of food as required. This is something we should not have in a country like Kenya. Our Government needs to prioritise food security and look at nutrition. Our children need to be given food in school so that they are healthy. This will prevent them from having stunted growth, kwashiorkor and all diseases that go with malnutrition."
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