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    "id": 554915,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/554915/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyenze",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1987,
        "legal_name": "Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)",
        "slug": "francis-mwanzia-nyenze"
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    "content": "I know how we struggled. Most of these hon. Members who are laughing have been teachers. Is that not true? So, teachers should not always beg. Let us make sure that when we appropriate the Budget we do it appropriately so that teachers get their rights without having to go to the streets to fight for their rights. Lastly, agriculture is the engine of growth. In countries where economic growth has taken place, they have put more than 10 per cent to agriculture. Today we say that the Rift Valley is the bread basket of Kenya but look at the price of maize, we do not put incentives. We do not encourage these farmers. It is easier to import maize than to grow it in Rift Valley. We have to take an affirmative action and put more money where there is production and allocate more money for irrigation in dry areas such as northern Kenya and Ukambani so that we build mega dams after the SGR and generate food from those regions. The Maputo Protocol says every country has to spend over 10 per cent of its budget on agriculture. Here it is 2 per cent. How will this country develop?"
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