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    "id": 34789,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/34789/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 195,
        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
        "slug": "raila-odinga"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Kandara was concerned about importation of maize when there is maize in the country. I would like to inform the hon. Member that the Government has not ignored the maize that is currently being harvested by farmers in the country. The importation is allowed because of the acute shortage that exists in the country, particularly, with regard to Strategic Grain Reserves (SGR). Because of the drought that has persisted we were running out of stock at the SGR and so, we allowed importation by millers, not by the Government. The Government has not imported any maize. We decided that the money available to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) be used to purchase maize from farmers locally. As I speak, the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) is buying maize from farmers to re-stock, because our Strategic Grain Reserves (SGRs) had dwindled to just about two million bags. We intend to increase it to eight million bags. Therefore, our farmers have no reason to worry that their maize will not be bought. This importation does not affect locally produced maize at all."
}