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    "id": 803868,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/803868/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mwaniki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13369,
        "legal_name": "Ruth W Mwaniki",
        "slug": "ruth-w-mwaniki"
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    "content": "In the Eighth Report of the World Bank on the Kenyan Economy, they stated that Kenya cannot grow in double digits until we fix agriculture. We all know that irrigation is supposed to supplement the efforts of the Jubilee administration in as far as the four main pillars of the economy are concerned and mainly food security. I rise to support because this is a department that can transform our economy and also create jobs in the rural areas. A lot of our people have been frustrated because as much as they want to farm they cannot do so even if the land is productive and fertile because of lack of rains. With the support of the State Department for Irrigation we will expand the space for growing our commodities and even those for export. So, I support this and also want to say that the agents that are currently helping us in this area, particularly the National Irrigation Board and the Tana River Development Authority, should be much more proactive than we saw last time. A lot of rain water is just getting lost and you just look at it and wish that measures had been done earlier to encourage water harvesting. I believe the Ministry is up to task and they are going to support us in this issue of rain water harvesting. I rise to support."
}