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    "id": 521151,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kobado",
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        "legal_name": "John Owuor Onyango Kobado",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity. I want to start by saying that I do not think that this Government and the preceding governments are serious when it comes to matters of agriculture. The agriculture sector supports the livelihoods of approximately 25 per cent of the Kenyan population and in particular, the sugar industry plays a very significant role and contributes about 58 per cent of agriculture GDP. I say so because I belong to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives. This morning we were discussing the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) for 2015/2016. You realize that the agriculture sector is allocated 2.6 per cent of the total Government allocation yet the sector contributes directly to about 25 per cent of national GDP. So we are not really being very serious when it comes to matters agriculture. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when it comes to the sugar sector, it is on the verge of collapse and unless serious steps are taken, I think we will find ourselves losing quite a lot in this respect. This is because the sector supports about six million Kenyans in The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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