{"id":34831,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/34831/?format=json","text_counter":234,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Raila","speaker_title":"The Prime Minister","speaker":{"id":195,"legal_name":"Raila Amolo Odinga","slug":"raila-odinga"},"content":" Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member, Dr. Nuh, needs to know that this is not something that started yesterday. This is a research that has gone on for over 20 years. So, it is not a question of testing on rats for three months or one year. Before a product is allowed into the market for human consumption, the authorities must be satisfied that there are no side effects, or if they are there, then they are minimal. I want to refer him, for example, to the Food and Drugs Administration Authority in the USA which is very strict in allowing substances for human consumption; they have allowed the genetically modified organism (GMO) food to be marketed officially in the United States of America (USA). So, I want to invite the hon. Member to agree with me that they would not have done so if this food was harmful to their people."}