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    "id": 628457,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/628457/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omondi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13157,
        "legal_name": "Godliver Nanjira Omondi",
        "slug": "godliver-nanjira-omondi"
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for this opportunity. I also thank Sen. Kittony for speaking on behalf of the farmers. This is a timely Bill because the country is facing a lot of food shortage. We have a lot of problems as far as nutrition is concerned simply because we depend on imported food. Farmers are facing a lot of challenges in terms of transportation, pricing and storage of their farm produce. As a result, farmers have experienced losses which have negatively affected the economy of this country. Food security is key for the growth of our economy. Many county governments are now coming up with projects to give farmers machines. However, there are no structures in place to enable farmers make good use of these machines. One of the challenges they face is lack of electricity to operate those machines. For instance, in my county, there is a SACCO for dairy farmers that has been given a dairy machine, but they do not have electricity. Therefore, they cannot preserve their milk. If we address the issue of farming and food security, we will have a healthy country. When that happens, production and the economy of the country will be cushioned. This is the basis of where we, as legislators, can claim to have done our work during our tenure. I beg to support."
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