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    "id": 993798,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/993798/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. First, I want to join my colleagues in thanking the Chair of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Sen. Cherargei, for raising this very important question on agriculture. We are aware that there is this slogan that says that agriculture is the backbone of our economy. I think that the statistics indicate that about 35 per cent of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is actually agriculture. Agriculture plays a very key role in sustaining our economy and that cannot be gainsaid. I think that the policies of our good Government should not just look at economic success but we also want to give happiness to the farmer. I will not be very quick in condemning my good friend, the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, because I do not know what informed his decision in saying that the Government will not buy maize from farmers. However, whatever policy that we come up with as a Government, it must be geared to ensuring that we make our farmers happy. Under this new Constitution and under this new Government - and I hope that Sen. Cherargei is listening. At times, banging tables and saying that you will cause hell, may not take us very far. However, sitting down and engaging the Government can achieve a lot for the people you represent."
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