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    "id": 1086111,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1086111/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwingi West, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Nguna",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13445,
        "legal_name": "Charles Ngusya Nguna",
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    "content": " I rise to present on behalf of the people of Kitui County, Petition No.27 of 2021 regarding gazettement of Kitui County as a hardship area. I, the undersigned, on behalf of residents of Kitui County draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, Kitui County was not among designated hardship areas in Kenya vide a circular dated 7th December 2015/OP/CAB/1/31A; THAT, persistent harsh climatic conditions such as drought and famine result in food insecurity; THAT, in addition to existence of inadequate transport and communication network, Kitui County has limited access to basic social services and amenities such as clean and sustainable water services and connection to the national electricity grid; THAT, the county has for long been afflicted by cases of insecurity and invasion of group ranches and grazing sites in Mutha in Kitui South, Endau and Malalani in Kitui East, and Kaningo in Mwingi North leading to displacements and loss of lives and property and destruction of key community infrastructure and adversely affecting investment; THAT, the aforementioned factors necessitate Kitui County to be classified as hardship area; THAT, due to these challenges, public servants encounter numerous setbacks in discharge of their duties thus occasioning high turnover of officers and poor delivery of essential government services; THAT, this has specifically affected the education sector whereby poor management of the school feeding programmes has led to early dropouts in primary schools as many parents cannot afford daily meal provisions to learners; and, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}