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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, please allow me to make a comment on this as the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. We have just concluded a study visit to China and India on issues of food security. We tried to understand their history on how they dealt with issues of circles of drought in those two countries. What became very clear is that using the strategies that we have in this country, we will never be able to eliminate droughts or food deficiency in the country. This is because we just give lip service to this very important issue. I was even in the Cabinet in 2004 and we said that we were going to put an end to drought in this country. Ten years later, it has not been done. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what we learnt from those two countries is that agriculture and livestock have to be taken more seriously by the Government, just like we take education, health and security as a national service that we are giving to our people. This sector is the most important employer of Kenyans. It supports about 80 per cent. It is the major 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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