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    "id": 1501606,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera South, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abdul Haro",
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    "content": "The President also addressed education matters. He touched on the teachers’ crisis and how the Government will address it. He addressed the issues arising from the Competency- Based Curriculum (CBC). He also addressed the question of the crisis in our universities now. We have a lecturers’ strike going on. Most of the students from universities are languishing at home. The President also addressed and condemned the many cases of people disappearing and illegal arrests. He termed them as a threat to life of Kenyans. He also talked about wastage and corruption. You remember we gave him a standing ovation when he particularly talked about the Adani deals. There are two things I wish the President had addressed in his speech, but he did not. When he talked about food security, he had good news for the sugarcane farmers and coffee farmers. I wish he also addressed the state of livestock farmers in this country. The livestock industry supports about 10 million Kenyans in 14 Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) counties. It contributes 12 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It contributes 50 per cent of the agriculture labour force. It is affected by droughts and conflicts. I wish the President addressed the state of the livestock industry in relation to the food security component that he addressed. Going forward, whenever we address issues of food security and agriculture, we should always make effort to address the livestock component of the agriculture sector."
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