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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Shidiye",
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        "legal_name": "Mohamed Muktar Shidiye",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. This Motion has come at the right time. Fifty years after Independence, Kenya still suffers from poverty and hunger. In my maiden speech, I said that Kenya is the third largest recipient of relief food globally. Ethiopia is the first one followed by North Korea. We all know why those countries are recipients of relief food. North Korea is a failed communist state and Ethiopia has poor agricultural policies. In 1984, they had hunger problems and the whole world came to a standstill when helping them. This country is endowed with very fertile soil and good agricultural land. One scholar said that if you put your finger in some of the lands in Kenya, it might grow. I am really concerned because pockets of poverty in this country are just glaring. If you do not fix your stomach problems, you will not be able to fix anything. The best approach should be zero tolerance to hunger in this country. We hear about zero tolerance to corruption, zero tolerance to smoking, zero tolerance to human rights issues and many other things; unless we fix our stomachs, security and health matters will not be fixed. Some people are sick, not because they lack medicine but because they are hungry. When you look at the National Cereals and Produce Board, it is a large amorphous body. It is huge. In this era and age, we need an agency that will specialize only in procuring fertilizers. Without proper procuring of fertilizers and subsidy to our farmers, we will not be in the business of feeding this nation. Fifty years after Independence, we are still asking the international community for food handouts. You 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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