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    "id": 1379755,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1379755/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Matayos, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Geoffrey Odanga",
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    "content": " Thank you. I was just about to ask you to also look on your left. You have done it very promptly. From the onset, let me thank Hon. Beth Syengo and my neighbour, Hon. Mary Emaase, for originating and co-sponsoring the Cotton Industry Development Bill (Senate Bill No.5 of 2023). A lot has been said about the industry and cotton farming in the past in many areas of this country. Going and looking around, you will notice that cotton can grow in many parts of the country. Cotton does very well in Western, particularly in Kakamega, Busia, and Bungoma, and in four counties of Nyanza: Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay, and Migori. It also does very well at the Coast. It is doing very well in many parts of the Eastern region. I visited Embu last year. We found cotton doing very well. Cotton was collapsed. It was very unfortunate for those of us who benefited from growing cotton. When I was growing up, much of my school fees were paid through cotton farming. I carried magunia of cotton to the nearest collection centre and a store around Busia town. We had two stores in Busia town. One was on the Matayos side, and the other one on the Teso side. We had a lot of ginneries in the country. Most have collapsed. 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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