{"id":147159,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/147159/?format=json","text_counter":109,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, agriculture remains the mainstay of our economy. However, our dependence on rain-fed agriculture has continued to expose our nation to famine. Through this Budget, we are initiating a programme intended to reduce our reliance on rain-fed agriculture and thereby substantially enhancing our food production. This we are committed to do in order to ensure that we begin our journey to a food secure Kenya, so that Kenyans never go hungry again. To this end, the Government, through the co- ordination of relevant Ministries and departments, is working out an implementation strategy over the medium term focusing on mechanisation, irrigation, use of hybrid seeds,"}