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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Dr Mutunga, you have said your piece. As the Chairman of the Committee, I do not want you to appear to be holding brief for the Cabinet Secretary who is present. The Cabinet Secretary will step down this Question. I will direct you to come next week on Wednesday afternoon before we break to specifically deal with this Question. Hon. Owen Baya, communicate with your boss to ensure that the Cabinet Secretary comes to answer this Question. As patriotic Kenyans, and as a country whose economy is rooted in agriculture, which employs 70 per cent plus of our workforce, it should concern Members that we do the right things. We now have duty-free and quota-free access for our products that are being exported to Europe. However, if they hit non-tariff barriers in terms of scientific checks and are returned, we lose as a country and it harms our economy. Constituencies like Gichugu, whose economic base is horticulture, will suffer, and so will everybody else. Cabinet Secretary, you have a duty to ensure that Kenya benefits from scientific development, both internally and externally. What is developed in America or Europe is universal. We do not want to hear Members crying about the prevalence of cancer cases. Why do we have a serious prevalence of cancer cases in areas where those chemicals are in use? Why are there fewer cases in pastoralist areas? Go, prepare your response and come back on Wednesday to respond to this particular Question. We will go to the other Questions so that you can satisfy the people of Kenya. You are not just addressing Parliament; you are addressing the country."
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