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    "id": 158332,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/158332/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Mugo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Public Health and Sanitation",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 85,
        "legal_name": "Beth Wambui Mugo",
        "slug": "beth-mugo"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we cannot collect enough taxes to pay for all our needs. For example, I would like to implore the Minister that there are certain areas, especially health, education, infrastructure, food security and water that unless we can give enough money, our country cannot develop. I am thinking of the current threat of Swine Flu that has now broken out in certain countries including Mexico and which we are trying to put surveillance mechanisms to be alert to keep that disease out of our borders. Our border health facilities need a lot of upgrading, equipment and resources so that we can to keep those diseases out. Our officers have enough modern equipment to screen those diseases. Likewise, on food safety and security, the Government Chemist requires modern equipment and technology for us to test what foods are imported in this country to make sure that nothing that can harm the lives of Kenyans and probably even kill a lot of people comes into the country. Therefore, those are only very few areas I have"
}