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    "id": 701135,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/701135/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Waititu Francis",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Munyua Waititu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. While I agree with Hon. Nooru on food security, we have gone round as the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives. We have gone to Kitale, Coast and elsewhere in this country. Recently, we went to Eldoret and we were assured that there is enough maize in this country. When I hear people blaming the national Government while we know very well that agriculture is devolved, I have seen 47 Governors in this country also talking about the national Government. Some are even saying it here. Some Members are referring to the President and the Cabinet Secretaries (CSs). We are Members of Parliament and every Member has the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). We should be thinking of feeding our people first. In my constituency, there is a place called Athi where people are also suffering from hunger. If we can have that emergency fund and we as Members of Parliament agree, once a situation like this occurs, we can use it to feed our people. It is wrong for people to continuously talk of the national Government solving the hunger problem while we know very well that the counties can do that. We have 47 counties and there is the Equalisation Fund for counties that are affected. Where has that money gone to? It is high time we took everybody on board. Let everybody be accountable so that we know where we are headed to. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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