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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support this Bill. First and foremost, the answer to the food shortage in this country is in irrigation. That is the only way we are going to cure the problem of food shortage. You do not need to go very far. Some of us have travelled. For example, the hostile climate condition in Israel made that country to come up with a very elaborate irrigation system which this country should urgently adopt in order to deal with food shortages. We know for sure that agriculture, as has been mentioned, contributes almost 25 per cent of the country’s GDP. It also provides employment, particularly in the rural areas. Therefore, we should not be talking about food shortages given our geographical advantage in the world. We should be talking about food surplus for export. Once you have food surplus, it can be used in manufacturing. Therefore, the question of us asking our brothers for support and lamenting about the situation in this country is misplaced. Those in authority have let down this country. I know for sure that even in the allocation of the national cake, agriculture The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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