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    "id": 6593,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/6593/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ndambuki",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 191,
        "legal_name": "Gideon Musyoka Ndambuki",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government, in collaboration with other stakeholders, is undertaking the following measures to promote silk production and weaving; (i) Production of clean and high yielding mulberry planting materials (cuttings and saplings or seedlings) for sale to farmers. (ii) Production of high quality silkworms seed (eggs and chawki or young worms) for sale to farmers. (iii) Training of farmers and provision of extension officers. (iv) Supporting farmers in the construction of rearing houses and acquisition of various equipment. (v) Training in value addition of mulberry leaves and fruits. In addition to these measures, the Government has trained ten extension officers on all aspects of sericulture production in order to provide specialized services in Eldoret South Constituency. (b) The Government has introduced silk farming in Eldoret South Constituency and has trained 57 farmers on sericulture, production and set up mulberry plot at the Eldoret Showground. (c) The Government has built one rearing house at the Eldoret Showground to act as a training and demonstration site for farmers."
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