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    "id": 36489,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/36489/?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": "About the high prices of food, first, let me say that the high prices of food are caused by shortage because of the long drought and poor harvest. Secondly, it is caused by the high cost of fuel which is occasioned by the crisis that we are experiencing in the Middle East. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thirdly, they are caused by the high prices of food in the international market. This is a situation that is not likely to be resolved very easily or soon, because of a number of other factors which have changed on the international market. Other countries that we call the emerging economies have become more affluent and, therefore, consume more and more. That is the reason why there is much higher demand on the international market than the supply. Having said that, we are very concerned about this and that is the reason why the Government waived the duty on imported maize, so that it could be imported cheaply. When it arrives here cheaply, we expect that the cost of the milled maize flour will be cheaper. Likewise, the same thing will apply with wheat as well as rice. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other good news is that other parts of the country are already harvesting. The Government is already buying maize from the farmers at the market"
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