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    "id": 1065880,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1065880/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Of course, matters of political parties should not reach here. I am told that the latest is the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party, but that is neither here nor there. Sticking to the issue before us, Clause 3 of the constitutional amendment Bill talks about shared prosperity. I remember when the BBI Taskforce visited Nandi County where tea, coffee and sugarcane farmers wanted their issues included in this Bill. That is why, given a chance, I would like to amend the Bill and ensure that the pricing of produce and products, should not come below the cost of production. I will also amend so that farmers get subsidies on fertilizer. As we talk, the long rains for the planting season have begun in the North Rift region. There is no subsidized fertilizer and the economy is doing badly. When farmers are unable to farm, then we cannot have sufficient food supply in this country. I would have expected that in the spirit of ensuring that we protect farmers, we should have"
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