Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1346388,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1346388/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 280,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gatanga, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wakili Muriu",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Motion on Noting of Report of the Kenyan Delegation to the 4th General Assembly of the EAPA-FSN in Kigali, Rwanda. Food is a basic need. It is the foundation of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Food, shelter and clothing are the bedrock of human dignity. The conversation about food supersedes any other conversation, especially when this country has become food insufficient. If this country cannot come up with a green plan to ensure that we eradicate malnutrition among our children and people are not hungry or given food donations, then our policies are missing. We need to re-address and calibrate our policies, especially on food security. When there was a bit of drought the other day in places like Central Kenya, we heard the cries of people. They said that they wanted to be supported with food. The Government came through at that very moment. However, giving people fish is not sufficient. We need to come up with clear policies before we talk about industrialisation. We need to construct roads. We have to ensure that every area of this country is producing enough food for our people. I want to commend the Government on its policy in terms of cheap fertiliser, which goes for Ksh2,500. I also want to commend it for the policy to ensure that all the colonial dams 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"
}