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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "North Imenti, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Rahim Dawood",
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    "content": "Moving on to the President’s Speech, first I would like to congratulate President Ruto together with his deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, on their election. It was a tough campaign. I also congratulate the worthy competitor, the former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, together with my former leader of NARC-Kenya, Martha Karua. I congratulate them for accepting that they did not win after the judgement of the Supreme Court. I heard Hon. Nyikal talking about the terms which were used in the Supreme Court. Those were not offensive at all, according to me. That being what it is, there is a government of the day and the President has been chosen. Hon. Speaker, I want to talk about the President’s Speech where he talked about reducing the price of fertiliser. Yes, the price of fertiliser has been reduced to Kshs.3,500. Unfortunately, that is as far as it goes. At the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), people buy fertiliser at Kshs.3,500. As soon as they are out of the gate, the prices go up to Kshs.5,000. Not everybody gets the fertiliser; even those who have registered. I have complained about this to the national administration. We should go further because we have devolution in place. We have devolved units and the National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) - the chiefs and assistant chiefs. We need to take the fertiliser to where people are: the sub-locations, locations, divisions, and not just to the country headquarters. Unless we do that, we will not achieve what is meant to be done. Hon. Speaker, we need to know more regarding the hustlers’ fund. I believe it is a good idea if implemented well. The Members of the 11th Parliament know about the Uwezo Fund and many funds in many constituencies. The Uwezo Fund has been depleted, unlike some which are doing well. In my constituency, I have disbursed Kshs.60 million up from Kshs.16 The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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