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    "id": 706303,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. G.G Kariuki",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have my conviction about political life. When you keep on nagging, telling people what they need to do and they know it, then you become a little bit troubled. You then become revolutionary and that is something that some of us cannot do. We can continue to plead with people like Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale by speaking some of the things that we cannot speak. There is a Bill that was sponsored by Sen. Kittony, which was passed. If you look at that Bill and this system of receipt, you will wonder why we are running away from the facts. The fact remains that the current National Cereals and Produce Board needs to be abolished and a new one created in line with the current thinking and international standards of storing food. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this has been done in many countries, including India, as mentioned by a Member. They suspended their budget for the sake of food for five years. They were not doing that without a proper system. However, in this country, in a system or a proposed board like this one, some people somewhere know what they want to do. It is most unfortunate. If they were genuinely doing it for the sake of the country, people would understand. Look at the corruption involved in the distribution of seeds. Places like Laikipia and few other areas are totally affected because whenever people go to collect the so-called free seeds by the Government, they find the people in charge of the stores selling them. Until the day corruption is minimised to at least 20 per cent then--- Keep your corruption at 20 per cent and eat what you want."
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