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    "id": 362847,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/362847/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chea",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1694,
        "legal_name": "Mwinga Gunga Chea",
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    "content": "First, I must command my brother, hon. Wamalwa for bringing this Motion quite in good time. The idea in the Motion is noble for we understand that food security is vital for the general development of this nation. Our own Constitution, in Article 43(1) (c), makes it a right for every person to be freed from hunger and, of course, have adequate food of good quality. Generally, agriculture has been said to be the backbone of our economy. If agriculture is well taken care of, it is expected that the issues of poverty and unemployment will be issues of the past. Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is equally important that once fertilizers are supplied, there is good human resource to train farmers on how to use them. As it is now, a good number of farmers in the country – specifically those in the rural areas – use what we might call ‘archaic’ methods of farming. They largely do subsistence farming. In most places, farmers plant on the same pieces of land for years on end. This must be discouraged. Proper mechanisms must be put in place to ensure that farmers are given an opportunity to grow enough crops, so that we can have sufficient food for this country. With those very few remarks, I beg to support."
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