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    "id": 602078,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/602078/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Yes, Hon. Speaker. The petition by Hon. Weru is a very important one. About two years ago, we discussed the problem of food inadequacy in the country. What was emerging is that part of the problem that we have arises from the fact that we are unable to provide adequate storage. That time, it was estimated that of all the food that we produce in this country - over Kshs50 billion worth of food - is wasted merely because of poor storage. Other than the issue of milk that Hon. Weru has raised, I would urge the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives to try to expand it because we tend to have a country where, sometimes, one part of the country is unable to afford merely because of the distribution and the fact that we are unable to store what we have. This is a good petition, but let us expand the scope so that we can look at this issue of ensuring preservation of food and, particularly, the perishable food like fish. For those of us who come from the fishing community, you find that a lot of fish that we catch in the lake is unable to reach the market because of poor storage and the inability to provide preservation. I thank him and ask the Committee to expand the mandate. I thank you."
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