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    "id": 451026,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/451026/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kang’ata",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "I also draw your attention to Clause 43 of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority Act, which proposes that a person shall not export raw cashew nuts, pyrethrum, bixa, macademia or any other agricultural products as may be prescribed except with the written authority of the Cabinet Secretary. Again, this is a very dangerous clause. One, this country needs to boost its exports. We should move towards becoming an export oriented country. When you look at the balance of payment, it is skewed against Kenya. We are importing so much and exporting very little. In such a situation, a country cannot grow. A country grows when you have a favourable balance of payment, namely, the exports are more than the imports. Therefore, it is a bureaucracy that is being introduced where you confer or give a lot of authority to the Cabinet Secretary. In such a situation, the Cabinet Secretary may become a person who is corrupt, who issues these certificates in a selective manner."
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