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    "id": 1129863,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1129863/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Langat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Andrew Langat",
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    "content": "appreciate the efforts that the Government has put in place to address the issues and the challenges that farmers are facing. When the President mentioned that there is subsidy on fertilizers, I would like to say that is true for coffee farmers who felt the subsidy by the Government. However, the tea and sugarcane farmers have not felt the support by the Government on matters to do with the tea and sugarcane sectors. For example, the bonuses that tea farmers are receiving in Kericho, Bomet and other neighbouring zones are so minimal. In fact, most of them have gone to the point of neglecting tea farming completely because it is no longer paying them as expected. I call upon the Government to support tea farmers more so at this particular time to give them more money. The Government should subsidize fertilizers, cost of electricity and ensure proper roads are constructed. The cost of electricity and energy in the tea factories and in the farming areas is still very expensive. I request the Government to subsidise energy in the factories that process tea so that the cost of processing tea becomes manageable for the farmers. On the energy sector, I also expected the President to mention something on the high cost of energy and petroleum in our country putting into consideration that energy is the basis of industrialisation. In fact, if the cost of the energy in this country continues sky rocketing, generating employment and self-employment for our youths will still be a challenge. Remember, currently there are many factories that have stopped working especially in the tea sector where I come from, because of the cost of energy. I request the President to consider lowering the cost of energy and petroleum in this country because that is the basis of encouraging industrialization. Industries can automatically generate employment for our youths."
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