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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Obure",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Public Works",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to congratulate Dr. Sally Kosgei for the eloquent manner in which she has moved her Ministry’s Vote. We are very fortunate to have a person of the calibre of Dr. Kosgei as the Minister of Agriculture. She brings vast experience gathered in public service over very many years of her service to Government into that Ministry. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Agriculture is a very important part of our structure. It is very important because it is charged with heavy responsibilities that have a direct bearing on the performance of our economy as a country. Agriculture will for many years to come, continue to be the base of the economy of this country. It is the sector that will continue to spur the growth of our economy. Agriculture will continue to be the sector on which we rely for employment and income generation. Therefore, it is important that as Parliament, we support this Ministry to ensure that it performs well. Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the main mandates of this Ministry is to ensure that we are food secure as a country. It must ensure that there is adequate food for Kenyans. Now that we have the new Constitution, the obligation is on the Government and, therefore, on this Ministry to ensure that Kenyans have enough food everywhere wherever they may be in this country. It is an obligation on the part of the Government to ensure that Kenyans have sufficient food all the time. In this respect, I want to urge the Ministry of Agriculture to make sure that they provide the correct variety of seeds to farmers. I am saying that because right now as I speak, small scale farmers in the area where I come from - Kisii region - do not have the correct variety of seeds. They have not been supplied with the correct variety of seeds and, therefore, that might compromise the food sufficiency in that part of our country."
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