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    "speaker_name": "Lari, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kahangara Mburu",
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    "content": "As I talk to the people of Lari, let me also take this opportunity to condemn the acts of arson that are taking place in our area. Two schools were burnt in as many weeks. I urge the teachers and the schools’ administration to work together to ensure that our schools remain safe. A lot of effort and resources are put together by parents to put up the schools. When they go up in smoke, it is very unfortunate. I will now go to the President’s Address. Our Kenya Kwanza Coalition Candidate, His Excellency the President, went around this country, into every corner and county, and collected views from Kenyans. He asked them what they would expect him to do when he forms the Government. He came up with what we called “The Plan”. This is what he explained in his Speech here. He explained what he would do for Kenyans. Let me just pick out a few issues that affect my people in Lari. I come from a rural constituency where over 90 per cent of my people depend on agriculture. His Excellency the President talked about value addition. Whenever we produce excess products, most of them go to waste because the market is saturated. The President talked about value addition. This means that we can keep our products longer, export the same, earn more money and create employment for our people. The other main challenge that we face in agriculture is that, sometimes, we are unable to get our products into the market because of poor infrastructure. It is my hope that the current Government will take up the ongoing projects, especially the Mau Mau roads, and ensure that they are completed. The Government should also come up with more road projects, so that our people can get their produce to the markets. On the same agriculture, the President talked about the reduction of the price of fertilizer from Kshs6,500 to Kshs3,500. We have already seen that some of that product has been taken to the people. However, the people of Kiambu County only have a store in Thika Town where we have the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). People from Lari cannot go there. We ask the Government of Kiambu County to devolve the same, so that the product can be taken to every sub-county. Among other things, the President spoke on the issue of NG-CDF. As another Member has said, people are now asking for bursary which we do not have. He said that he served as a Member when there was NG-CDF and when it was not there, and he knows what it means. We are happy because we now have goodwill from the Executive. Let us get NG-CDF back, so that we can serve our people better. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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