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    "id": 937595,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/937595/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Were",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13183,
        "legal_name": "Petronila Were Lokorio",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was surprised to see in our supermarkets the price of maize suspected to be contaminated with aflatoxin reduced from Kshs139 to Kshs79, instead of it being destroyed. What does that say about our country? Are we saying that we would rather see people die than suffer losses? I very much wanted to contribute to this issue since I love ugali. About 65 per cent of Kenyans consider ugali as their staple food. They are not just from one community, but across the country. It is also a fact that about 35 per cent of all the nutrients that we take is from ugali. If we let a lot of contaminated maize into our country, then we are declaring death on Kenyans. We should also remember that in 2009 the Managing Director (MD) of KeBS, the late Dr. Kioko Mang’eli, warned us that there was bad maize in the market and we were to suffer the effects in 10 years’ time. That time is now. Instead of listening to him, we sacked and humiliated him. Last year, he died out of depression. We should be embarrassed even as we continue to pray for his soul to rest in peace."
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