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    "id": 226802,
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    "speaker_name": "Prof. Maathai",
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        "legal_name": "Wangari Muta Maathai",
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    "content": "Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion. I would like to congratulate Mr. Khamisi for bringing this Motion. I agree with much of what has been said by my colleagues. We need to get back to the very dark past where leaders exploited opportunities that they had been given by wananchi . We really need to commit ourselves in supporting small-scale farmers. The Kilifi Cashewnut Factory was built to sustain small-scale farmers and to give them an opportunity to support their livelihood. It is a shame that leaders looted and misappropriated such an important investment instead of sustaining it so as to support the small-scale farmers. This is also an issue of making it possible for our small- scale farmers to add value to their products. Cashewnuts, macadamia nuts, groundnuts and other types of nuts could be a major contributor to our economy, if we supported the small-scale farmers so that they can add value to their products. I would like to support an initiative that was recently introduced by a joint effort between the Government of Japan and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. They are trying to encourage small-scale farmers to have one product in every village, which can be improved by adding value to it thus making it exportable. They have dubbed the initiative: \"One village, one product.\" This is a very good initiative and it should be supported. I hope that the Ministry of Trade and Industry will support this initiative so that a lot of small-scale farmers can be assisted, especially cashewnut farmers who produce something that we normally do not use at the household level, but has a great value in the international market. People who have travelled to far countries and even locally will tell you that cashewnuts, macadamia nuts and other types of nuts have such a great value in the April 11, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 527 market. If only we can support our farmers, then they will improve their livelihoods and reduce poverty. Indeed, this could be one way of fighting poverty and improving the lives of our people. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as leaders, we need to challenge ourselves seriously. I know that the NARC Government is trying---"
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