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    "id": 178596,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/178596/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Samoei",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 204,
        "legal_name": "William Samoei Ruto",
        "slug": "william-ruto"
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is in realisation of the importance of the agricultural sector to the economy of this country. We cannot turn around the economy of this country if we cannot feed our people. We cannot create jobs if we do not invest in agriculture 3650 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 26, 2008 because agriculture controls 80 per cent of all Kenyans who work in the agricultural sector. We cannot meaningfully deal with hunger or even poverty, unless we invest sufficient funds in the agricultural sector in both production, so that we enhance income to farmers, processing, value addition and the entire value chain of our agricultural products. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we realise that for better earnings to farmers, we have to brand, for example, our coffee and tea. There is no way we can brand and market our tea for the premium value it is, unless we put money there. At the moment, we are putting Kshs50 million in the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) and Kshs60 million to the Coffee Board of Kenya (CBK). With that approval, the Government is going to upscale the budget to the Ministry of Agriculture. I want to assure this House that in fact, we will take agriculture to the next level. The momentum has already been created because of the steps the Government has taken."
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