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    "id": 1176648,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this adjournment Motion as per the tradition of the House. This was our first session post-election and I want to thank Kenyans for conducting a peaceful election, before, during and after the elections. Secondly, the new Members have learnt a lot in the House. This is part of the calendar of the Senate and Parliament as a whole. Even as we go on recess, this will be a working recess. This is the opportunity to spend time with your family and be able to listen to the concerns of your constituents so that as we begin the next session in February 2023, we are able to get the true picture of what is happening on the ground. Going into the future, we might be recalled to come for special sittings for various issues that may arise that may require the attention of the Senate and the Republic of Kenya. This is a working recess. I want to wish my colleagues well and I know we will continue interacting. There will be business for the committees and others that may come up. I thank the President for launching the Hustlers Fund yesterday. We have seen a significant number of Kenyans, above one million, have borrowed money through the Kshs50 billion Hustler Fund. What is disappointing to our colleagues in the Minority side, especially the Minority Leader, is that we are fulfilling the manifesto promises that we gave to Kenyans. They had started accusing our Government of not fulfilling the promises we made. I want to urge all Kenyans from across the political divide that this Hustler Fund belongs to them. Take it, do business and change your life. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, 1.2 million young people enter the market every year. Therefore, this Hustler Fund will go--- I assure the country, that going into the future, President William Ruto’s administration will fulfill its campaign promises, including the issues of farmers. We have already received subsidies. The fertilizer price was Kshs7, 000 but in 2023 planting season, we will be buying a 50 Kilogramme bag at Ksh3,500. Thirdly, I thank the Government for allowing us, maize farmers, to harvest, dry and deliver our maize, up to February, 2023. I call upon farmers, especially maize farmers, to harvest their maize, dry and take them to millers or the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), so that they can get good prices."
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