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    "id": 34814,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/34814/?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, I was talking about the World Food Organization (WHO). The question was: What kind of GM foods are in the market internationally? All GM crops available in the international market today have been designed using one of the three basic traits; resistance to intake damage; resistance to viral infections and tolerance towards certain herbicides. All the genes used to modify crops are derived from macro-organisms. With regard to maize, the trait is insect resistance. The areas or countries with approvals include Argentina, Canada, South Africa, United States of America and some other EU countries. The other one is herbicide tolerance which is found in Argentina, Canada and the United States of America. This gives the list of GMO foods which are currently on the international market. It gives clearly, what kind of crops they are, their kind of trait and the country. I would like to invite the hon. Member for Naivasha to embrace science and know that science is moving on. Conservatism will kill innovation. The countries I have mentioned are fairly civilized and advanced. They would not allow their own population to consume GMO food if it was harmful. The statements emanating from the hon. Member are designed to create fear and despondency among our own population and it is not helpful. I invite the hon. Member to join us in embracing science because that is the only way this country will grow and develop."
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