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    "id": 851471,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/851471/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Turkana CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Joyce Emanikor",
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        "legal_name": "Joyce Akai Emanikor",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the statement given by Hon. Capt. Ruweida in relation to the ban on importation of fish by the President and we really want to congratulate the President for doing that. We need to protect our fishermen and their interest. We also need to protect our farmers including the dairy farmers because we understand there is a lot of importation of eggs as well from China. We need to promote Kenyan local investment and ensure safety of the produce that we receive. We are sure that fish in Kenya is very safe. Kenya is not the first country to put a ban on imports. I know Ghana banned importation of tilapia just to protect a few tilapia farmers. This shows that the Government has the interest of its citizens at heart. There are so many foreign items on the shelves of our shops and supermarkets. Some of them are even labeled in Chinese and Arabic and we do not know what they contain. We even want to bring laws to ensure that the labelling of all the things that are imported are made clear, even if it means translating so that Kenyans understand what they are buying. I support this amendment."
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