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    "id": 334964,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/334964/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbiuki",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Agriculture",
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        "legal_name": "Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, at the very outset, I want to take the opportunity to thank my brother, hon. Jeremiah Kioni and the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives for spearheading this particular Bill. I want to state that the pyrethrum sector has gone through very many challenges from the 1990s to date when this very vibrant crop went downhill. As a Ministry, we have tried the best we can to revitalize the crop by really pumping in a lot of money to ensure we are able to support the farmers. The PBK was run down during the previous regime and when the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) Government took over, its first step was to try to revitalize the PBK. It pumped in a lot of money to the tune of Kshs1.2 billion but unfortunately the farmer abandoned the crop. Through the Bills which the Minister for Agriculture has brought in this House, the ALFFA Bill and the Crops Bill, their intention is basically to try to cure some of the issues which the hon. Member has brought to the House. Since the purpose of the ALFFA Bill which is in this House is to repeal majority of all the laws which are under the Ministry of Agriculture, then it goes to say that even what we are trying to do today through the Private Members’ Bill is also being repealed at the same time."
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