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    "id": 1379776,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Cecilia A. Ngitit (",
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    "content": "Turkana County, UDA): Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this chance to add my voice to this very important Bill. I would like to thank Hon. Mary Emaase and her colleague for sponsoring this Bill. The revival of the cotton industry can be a solution to many of the economic issues that we are facing. It is nostalgic to speak about cotton. Turkana is well known for drought, but during my childhood, we used to grow cotton along River Turkwel and River Kerio. In Turkana, we have Morulem, Katilu and Turkwel irrigation schemes. I know how cotton looks like. It is a very funny plant. Once you finish harvesting one part of the land, you find that the other side has blossomed and is ready for harvesting. It is a very good plant. Cotton is a drought resistant plant that can be planted in all parts of the country. As my colleagues have mentioned, cotton outfits are very expensive worldwide; Zara and Tommy Hilfiger. This means that if we revive this industry, we will make a major stride economically. When cotton was being grown in my area, the only disadvantage was delayed payment. There were Indians who used to come to Turkana to buy cotton. They used to pay once or twice in a year. It was hard to wait for that long for the Indians to come and buy cotton while people had nothing to eat. That is the only thing that discouraged our people. With good legislation and research in place, we will know how to plan our farms such that as we wait for payment from cotton produce, we can plant other crops. The other menace that is affecting our irrigation schemes in Turkana is a weed called"
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