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    "id": 177237,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/177237/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Mwiria",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Valerian Kilemi Mwiria",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will not use all of it. I guess other hon. Members would like to contribute. I already had ten minutes on Thursday. Mr. Speaker, Sir, just to reiterate the point that has been made severally here, this is a Bill on safety to safeguard Kenyans against the unintended use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In other words, it is to guard against the very same fears that a lot of us are expressing with regard to issues of biotechnology. It is also to guard us against a situation which is already occurring in that we already have GMOs with us, because of the fact that we have porous borders, and the fact that there is a lot of traffic going in through this country. Also, there is a lot of international exchange, globally, that makes it impossible for us not to have experienced some of these products in one way or the other. So, once we have a law in place, again, it contributes to limiting the extent to which we may suffer from the negative consequences of this introduction. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is also important for us to appreciate that biotechnology is meant to assist us to do more using less resources. We cannot expand our land holding. The part of the country that is arable is slightly less than one-third. Given those limitations, it is important to find the extent to which we can intensify use of technology to expand the resources that are available."
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