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    "id": 403690,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/403690/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kittony",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13110,
        "legal_name": "Zipporah Jepchirchir Kittony",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to, first of all, commend the Mover of this Motion for a very well thought out and researched Motion which, surely, touches on the hearts of every one of us in this country. Why am I saying this? In my own right, I am a farmer. Secondly, God gave us the best land in the world in which you can grow anything from flowers for export, our coffee, tea, vegetables for export. You just name it, everything can be grown in this country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if there is a home breaker, allow me to use those words, it is the AFC. There is nobody else, but the AFC. The AFC has subjected our people to poverty to the extent of them even committing suicide because of the penalties that have been imposed on them. If you see the misery around the countryside, for those of us who are farmers, we surely feel sorry for this country. I would like to borrow those words of the Senate Majority Leader by giving the examples of Malawi, Bangladesh or even Philippines, where they have banks for farmers. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Mover of this Motion has a heart for the people of this country. Surely, I would support this Motion and I believe that the Senate, as a whole, will sympathize with the plight of the many farmers who have suffered in this country. Some of their children have even been denied the chance to continue with their schooling because of the heavy penalties that have been imposed on the farmers. When you look at other countries that have The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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