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"speaker_name": "Chesumei, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Paul Biego",
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"content": "tall and affirm to live up to those words. I seek to be the best in my representation to the great people of Chesumei Constituency. Hon. Speaker, my constituency is located in Nandi County, an area of astute agricultural background. As I stand here, we have dilapidated roads which I seek to be the solution for my people to move their products from the villages to the markets. Worst affected amongst many others are the tea farmers who have a horrendous task ferrying their products due to bad roads. In the past few days, we witnessed not less than three lorries overturn as the drivers were unable to navigate through the bad roads. Just to mention but a few roads within my jurisdiction which need urgent attention: Baraton-Samoo Road, Chemuswo-Abenja Road, Kimondi-Kaiboi Road, Lelmokwo-Ngecheck Road, Belekenya and Masaba roads amongst others. This will go forth to ensure proper road network to the success of Government programmes for now and the future. As we are aware, distribution of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) fertilisers to small tea growers across the country is ongoing. The Government also flagged-off a consignment of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizers to the farmers a few days ago. We commit to provide affordable farm inputs through subsidy which is a strategic intervention that will put the country on the right path as far as food security is concerned. As we do this, I wish to call for proper and equal distribution mechanism to enable all farmers including those in the interior and remote areas to receive the subsidised fertilisers as we use local administrators for easy access to the farmers. I represent qualified but unemployed young people whose faith and hope is pegged on me to seek out job opportunities for them to get meaningful livelihoods and to provide for themselves and their families. As a young legislator and a first-timer, I beg to know what criteria is used in giving people opportunities to speak in this House. I have been on the queue for a very long time. My time is up but I will speak next time. We would like to be given equal opportunities so that we can speak."
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