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    "id": 736633,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/736633/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "precipitation is 1,500 millimetres or 30 times that of Yemen, the main source of water in rain. Yemen is a desert, but Kenya is not a desert. Therefore, it has to be amazing and indeed unacceptable that 60 years down the road, we have not made rain water harvesting mandatory for every household, and for every house built in Kenya. Why can this not be done? Why can county governments and the national Government not have it as a policy? I can tell you those who have tried it, it has worked. This is a simple, achievable and realistic cure for the chronic food problems in this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I conclude, I was looking at another study the other day - and I am glad you come from the western part of this country - where we had this strange scenario about two years ago. There was a bumper harvest in Kitale and maize was going to waste while people were dying in Turkana. Our storage and distribution network is a major problem. In fact, it is estimated that up to 30 per cent of the food we produce in this country goes to waste. The problem of food security in Kenya is achievable. The problem of food security in Kenya does not require rocket science. All that is required is for us to realign our priorities. Focusing on grandiose things like taking electricity to grass-thatched houses and to villagers who cannot even afford to pay Kshs200 per month is an exercise in futility. We should start with the basics to be able to feed our people. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you."
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