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    "id": 541986,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/541986/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Tong’i",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2611,
        "legal_name": "Richard Nyagaka Tongi",
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    "content": "That kind of technology can be imported to other parts of the country to ensure the youth to engage in such an activity instead of using their spare time undertaking unproductive activities. They will be able to generate their own income rather than doing some of the things that we all know they sometimes do; this is because they do not have much productive activity to engage in. Old fishing methods are unsustainable. I have had an interest in Kisumu for the period I was there. There has been a lot of concern that fishing in the lake and in the ocean is not enough. The traditional way of fishing does not take fishing forward; we need to come up with other ways of getting fish onto our tables. Those of us who are keen on health issues know that fish is a better source of protein than meat, which we do eat most of the time, as Kenyans. We should encourage fish farming. I was impressed when I went to support my friends in Central Kenya; I was encouraged when I saw them eating fish. There was fish on their menu and I thought that was quite positive. Knowing the culture of the Kikuyu people, fish was considered a snake, and not something to be eaten by people who have gone to school, or people who have money. We have broken from that culture, and need to encourage new cultural practices. Fish farming is going to reduce unemployment in the country. If we can have the youth forming groups and starting fish farming, unemployment challenges that we have in the country today will become a thing of the past. If I go to the constituency today, the first question that I get from the youth is about employment opportunities for them. The just concluded police recruitment attracted very many youths, because they do not have better alternatives. If we can come up with aqua culture or fish farming, we will go a long way in addressing unemployment, which has been an issue of great concern in this county. It is within our ability to address this concern. Proper management of fish farming will, of course, reduce rural-urban migration. Most of our youth migrate from the rural areas to urban centres in search of employment. If we had fish farming in place, most of those who have interest in fish farming would take advantage of such activity, instead of congesting the cities. They would be productively used at the local and constituency levels. That way, we would have addressed unemployment, which concerns all major cities. Fish farming is the way to go. One of the major sources of foreign exchange for this country is fish. When done properly, fish farming will enhance the foreign currency earnings of our country. We all know what foreign currency does. The degeneration of our currency that was witnessed last June, or there about, was caused by export of foreign currencies to European countries and the United States of America. The multinational banking institutions that we have in the country and blue chip companies, which declare returns and make dividend pay-outs, were repatriating foreign currencies to Europe and America. That was the cause of the degeneration in the value of our shilling that we are seeing; this in turn affects our budgeting, planning, finances and such things. If fish farming in this country could be enhanced to levels that mitigate against the degeneration of our currency, we would not only be addressing the problem of food security, but also resolving the issue of money shortage, which is a major concern for the country. 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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