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    "id": 1119905,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1119905/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, let me also congratulate Sen. Cherargei for bringing this Statement, which is extremely timely given that agriculture is the backbone of this country. Talking on behalf of my county, the main thing that most people do is farming. Over the years, prices of fertilisers have shot up because there are no subsides. I am also curious to know why the subsidies are no longer there and why that is not a Government priority given the number of people who depend on agriculture. Agriculture is the backbone and without subsidized fertilizers, then the cost of food production becomes high. It is not just fertilizers, but also farm inputs. I would dare guess that a big percentage of farmers have very small acreage. Without good fertilizer and farm inputs, then they spend the whole year working very hard, cultivating and planting probably even weak or inferior seeds. Without fertilizer, at the end of the day, whatever they harvest cannot really enable them to even break even. Agriculture has become unattractive to most Kenyans. Most Kenyans are unable to take their children to school. As Members of Parliament (MPs), we receive text messages from people asking for school fees because bursaries can barely support the"
}