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    "id": 361675,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/361675/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Muzee",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2225,
        "legal_name": "Daniel Kazungu Muzee",
        "slug": "daniel-kazungu-muzee"
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I really want to thank hon. Mbadi and our dear hon. Millie Odhiambo for this great Motion. I come from Malindi Constituency in the great county of Kilifi. As you know Malindi is all about tourism, agriculture and, of course, boat fishing. So, the issue being raised here about fishing really touches on my people. As you all know, fishing has been neglected. All the issues that have been raised here including fishermen using rudimentary equipment and fishing in the shallow waters are issues that my people face every day. I am grateful that this House has come up with this Motion and I rise to support it with all the amendments that have been raised. I look forward to the Bill so that we can deliberate it comprehensively to ensure that we give leadership in terms of fishing. This Government has been talking about double digit economic transformation and I know that fishing has a place in that. However, the issues of marketing, capacity building, and value addition are very serious issues. Look at it this way: Selling a piece of fish at Kshs20 and selling the oil from the fish. The Government should come clean and support our fish farmers across the country not just in the lakes, rivers or the Indian Ocean. The Government should support co-operative movement. Most of the fishermen are youth and so that way we shall be contributing to the job issue."
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