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    "id": 242869,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/242869/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Kibwana",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Environment and Natural Resources",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kibwana Kivutha",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for recognizing me because I was here when we were starting this particular matter. Just like the rest of my colleagues, I want to congratulate Dr. Ojiambo, for moving this particular Bill. I would also like to commend the Ministry of Agriculture for supporting this Private Members' Bill. I think this is positive. When hon. Members move Private Members' Bills, the Government should not always take over what they have moved, but should also support them, so that it is a co-operative effort. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, secondly, I think this Bill is very important for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). For example, in the region where I come from, cotton was the only cash crop. When it was destroyed it meant that part of the country did not have a cash crop at all. Therefore, we really look forward to this law being operationalized through the Ministry of Agriculture making provision for the cotton industry appropriately, so that in ASAL areas a new cash crop can re-emerge. Finally, the Ministry needs to identify all the ginneries which were previously sold at throw-away prices. Also, the co-operative societies, which owned those ginneries, should be appropriately compensated. They should become part and parcel of those ginneries, so that they July 13, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2099 will have a heart to revive the cotton industry, together with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Government in its totality. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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