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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muchiri",
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        "legal_name": "Muchiri Geoffrey Gachara",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us tell our people that eating habits must now change. If we cannot do that, we are going to have problems with our health. I call upon Kenyans to change their eating habits. They must be encouraged to avoid a lot of salt and fat. They must be encouraged to exercise regularly. It is always said that the medicine is not in the bottle; it is in the way we grow our crops and feed. The notion of a kitchen garden is now disappearing. By not having a kitchen garden, we are forced to rely on products from supermarkets. That is why our health is deteriorating. As research into various crops shifts into high gear in various agricultural institutes, I urge the Government to ensure that the crops produced will not jeopardise our health. That is why we challenge the Minister for Agriculture, through his research institutes, to come up with proper seeds that are not contaminated with all sorts of genes from foreign countries. We have the technical know-how and capacity to do that. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must grow crops that can complete our food cycle. The reason why we have famine in this country is because we rely too much on famine aid. If the Minister for Agriculture would like to continue asking the Government to support his activities, it is high time he and his officers were seen all over the country advising our farmers. With those few remarks, I beg to second."
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