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    "id": 976713,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/976713/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndwiga",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njeru Ndwiga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank my colleagues who have contributed to this Statement. It is true we found that the county governments are very active on the ground but they are handicapped by lack of pesticides and protective clothing. We went to some places in Tharaka Nithi and found women and young men spraying these locusts without wearing any protective gear at all. In Samburu, we were informed and saw - I want to address this to my dear friend Sen. M. Kajwang’ about eating locusts - when these locusts are sprayed overnight, since the locusts are carnivorous, the following day, the ones which did not die, turn around and eat the ones which had died and then they also die. That tells you that this pesticide is not safe. When the locusts which survived eat the dead ones which were sprayed, they also die. Mr. Speaker, Sir, most important is the issue that Sen. Sakaja raised; that we need to find a mechanism of going to Samburu North. Areas like Kapedo, Samburu North and Baringo are very fertile breeding grounds for locusts. Nobody goes there because of insecurity. The people of Samburu are very worried and are saying that if nothing happens and the Government does not find a way of going to those areas, then all the work that is being done now might not be useful. Thank you. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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