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    "id": 1257834,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "with the least budget possible, we were able to register farmers across the country. Millions of them are now benefiting from the fertilizer subsidy programme. In fact, previous reports that were found at the Ministry of Agriculture were quoting Kshs5 billion to Kshs10 billion, as the cost to register farmers in the country. However, in a meeting chaired by the President and his Deputy and the provincial administration were in attendance, chiefs were instructed to go to each village and register people. It is chiefs who know your land size. You cannot claim to have 10 acres in your village while your chief knows very well that you live on five points. That was the quickest way to get the proper and most accurate data today. It is based on that information, that you book your allocation. The science is there such that those with two acres will need a certain number of bags per acre. So, you apply for fertilizer depending on the size of your land. This is the kind of modern agricultural practice that is being advocated for in this Bill. I support the fact that thre will be registration for farmers. This is the kind of legislation that the House is looking for. I hope we can have more of such legislation in order to help our counties appreciate the important role they play given the fact that agriculture is devolved. They know that there is need to manage agriculture better for better productivity. The more the country produces, the more it earns, the more levies it collects and the more services it provides. That will improve on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as we saw in the last few days. I hope this can be the same. I challenge Senators that there is something that can be done. Even those that come from the arid areas, up north and other difficult parts of the country, there is at least something they can do and excel to greater levels and earn a living for the people as well. This is what the Senate and devolution is about. I hope we can have more legislation like this one. With those remarks, I beg to support and congratulate my colleague, Sen. Wambua, for a brilliant and well-thought-out Bill."
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