Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 749268,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/749268/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 158,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Magwanga",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 73,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Oyugi Magwanga",
        "slug": "joseph-magwanga"
    },
    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, on a number of occasions, we have passed Bills in this House, but most of them are gathering dust in the shelves - which is really hurting. The Member who has just contributed has talked about some recommendations which have not been acted upon to date. This should be addressed. We advise the President that once the Bills have been debated in this House, let them be assented to, so that the recommendations are acted upon immediately. Kenya used to export tea, coffee, pyrethrum and other items. Currently, all those activities have collapsed. What are we supposed to do as a country? We need to subsidise most of those things, so that we can promote farmers locally to produce more at a cheaper cost. Why should we import tea? In Kenya, we take tea from United Kingdom (UK) or other areas because we have failed to subsidise the cost for our farmers and, hence, the cost of production become high. So, I recommend that the Government sets aside some resources to ensure that our farmers feel motivated and we produce more."
}