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    "id": 223339,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/223339/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Kituyi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 293,
        "legal_name": "Mukhisa Kituyi",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it would be very dangerous if an hon. Member of this House, who is an authority on culinary issues, raises the spectre that there is insufficient attention to chemical and pesticide residue in food-related produce of this country. It will hurt us very badly if certain sceptics towards Kenya heard that Prof. Ojiambo had said so. I would like to reassure the gracious lady of the following: On 23rd November, 1976, the European Union started its first regulation on pesticide residues in horticultural and food-related imports into Europe. These regulations were amended and came into effect on 23rd February, 2005. In Kenya, my Ministry and the Agrochemical Association of Kenya under the Ministry of Agriculture and the Pest Control Product Board, have worked on establishing mechanisms of checking on pesticide residues as a way of satisfying compliance with the European Union requirements. To the best of our efforts, we have been able to secure concurrence by the main importers that Kenya is in compliance with the minimal pesticide residue in food exports into the European Union."
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