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    "id": 980045,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/980045/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Embakasi South, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Mawathe",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Julius Musili Mawathe",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I rise to support because tea is a very crucial cash crop. It is the second source of foreign exchange for us as a country, only behind the people who reside outside Kenya – the Kenya remittances. As we support this Bill, and having heard you comment on my predecessor or my colleague who just spoke before me, there is also need to talk about diversifying away from tea and coffee to other cash crops. There are other cash crops besides tea that need to be supported. Currently, there are more people consuming avocadoes on a daily basis compared to people consuming tea. So, there is need for us to look into other angles and options as to how we can support our farmers, especially avocado farmers. Currently, we even import fruits like pawpaw from our neighbours in Tanzania. We need to find a way to strengthen our cash crops to ensure that we do not end up having to import the likes of pawpaw and oranges from our neighbouring countries. Being a Nairobian, there is need to support local cattle farmers from Nairobi and even others from my constituency in Embakasi South. We have youth who keep pigs. They are farmers and they also need to be empowered. With those remarks, I support the Bill."
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