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    "id": 924819,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/924819/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwea, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Josphat Kabinga",
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        "legal_name": "Josphat Kabinga Wachira",
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    "content": "For example, in Mwea, whenever we plant, some birds come from Ethiopia and Tanzania and feed on our rice that we have struggled to plant. The last time I checked, I was told that birds in Mwea in one season consume rice worth almost Kshs200 million. Again, we need to find ways of controlling some of these things that are not only reducing production, but also the income of farmers. If we do so, we will encourage the people so that when you visit us, you will see motivated farmers who are ready to go into real farming to feed this nation. These are some of the products that we can take care of among others, so that in line with my brother, Hon. Waluke’s, Motion, this country can talk about reducing the Kshs1.7 trillion import to something like Kshs700 billion in the next five years. Once we do that, we will start building our economy and we will start seeing employment getting better. We are all worried that our young men and women are lacking employment because of not making the right investments in areas that could generate employment. Farming is one area that can provide employment to our young men and women in a big way and yet we have not put the necessary resources that would be required to generate jobs within the areas. I hope that through this Motion, we can start focussing and looking at the areas that would not only feed us in a way to make us healthy, but also generate jobs, resources and ensure that the pressure that 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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