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    "id": 373377,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/373377/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Shidiye",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2070,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Muktar Shidiye",
        "slug": "mohamed-muktar-shidiye"
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    "content": "sector has not grown to the level that we wanted. We are importing mitumba and other substandard goods from China. We are not investing in our industries. The agricultural sector, which is the main employer in this country, is dying because farms have been divided into small portions because of inheritance. People are leaving en mass from the rural areas to urban centres. The whole of Kiambu County is now covered by concrete blocks of real estate, which is now the in thing. It is a booming business. As a result, even in the agricultural sector, we are not adding value to our commodities. We export raw coffee, tea, pyrethrum and the same products come back to this country as processed products. At the end of the day, we are the ones who lose in terms of employment and foreign exchange. The moment you import goods, you use our foreign exchange reserves. We are at exciting times now that the Jubilee Government is in power. The youth is on top of our agenda and we believe that this Government can transform this country. I know that in the first 100 days of this Government in power, we can say what we have done for the country. But we must have a change of mind in this country, in the sense that youths who are trained must be trained to be socially responsible. This is because the majority of the youths have become addicts to drugs. You realize that many of them chew"
}