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    "id": 654219,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/654219/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Chebet",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Susan Kipketer Chebet",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to support the Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Bill, 2015. I also support the centre that will be mandated to deal with all types of seeds and indigenous plants. At the beginning of this Century before the colonialists came to Kenya, Kenyans knew how to live in their environment. They had seeds which dispersed themselves and grew wildly and some were planted around homes. We also had roots for food, especially during famine in arid and semi-arid lands. We also had types of indigenous vegetables and fruits; like the gooseberries which supplemented our foods. Indigenous grains like millet and finger millet were used as body building foods. Therefore, we need a centre that can take care of that. We are losing a lot of our bio-diversity and we need to reclaim it. The centre will do that very well. It will test the seeds and conduct research. Our institutions of higher learning will use the centre to generate information through research and disseminate the same in their institutions. The centre will give us a very good opportunity of taking care of what is good for our environment."
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