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    "id": 1201425,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1201425/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Methu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13581,
        "legal_name": "Methu John Muhia",
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    "content": "We are still waiting for Kshs500 million from Public Private Partnership (PPP), so that construction of Pesi Dam can start. We shall not fall into the same trap that we fell like in the case of Sasumua Dam. Pesi Dam is aimed to supply water to the people of Nakuru. Again, we will not have water. We would like the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation and other relevant Ministries involved in those projects to know that we are philanthropic and we have no problem sharing the water. However, the problem of water shortage that affects the locals should be addressed. We have Malewa and Kinja dams which have also stalled because none of them has been completed. We are looking forward to reaping big from the PPPs. We will be waiting in the wings for any legislative agenda that will come, so that we can help the President. Concerning agriculture, although I have mentioned something on it, we welcome the President’s move. If anybody thinks that the President has not done anything in his first 100 days, I wish to speak on behalf of the people of Nyandarua. We are happy to get subsidized fertilizer which we used to buy at Kshs6,500, but now it is Kshs3,500. However, we need more supply of the subsidized fertilizer. Maybe we need to have a formula that involves the national and county governments, so that the fertilizer is evenly distributed to all parts of the county. Ol Kalou is Nyandarua’s county headquarters where we have the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). For a person coming from the border with Kiambu, going all the way to Ol Kalou is too far. If you fail to get the fertilizer on the same day, you will end up spending more money than the initial Kshs6,500 that a bag of fertilizer used to cost. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we would like the national and county governments to partner in order to ensure fair fertilizer distribution. We expect the cost of fertilizer to go down further from the current Kshs3,500 because this is a planting season. For Senators who are in the Chamber, if you want to have potatoes in the next season, you should help the people of Nyandarua to get fertilizer."
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