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    "id": 1277085,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1277085/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Alego Usonga, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Atandi",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware, that the Fertiliser and Animal Foodstuffs Act, 2015, provides for the regulation of fertiliser importation in the couny; further aware that the fertiliser and animal foodstuffs regulates the fertiliser and animal foodstuffs industry including the manufacture and production of fertilisers, noting that the country currently relies heavily on imported fertiliser due to inadequate local production capacity; further noting that the local production leads to high cost for farmers reducing their profits and results in unhealthy reliance on imported fertiliser; concerned that this scenario threatens the country’s food security in case of supply disruptions and discourages local production; recognising that local fertiliser production could lead to improved fertiliser quality, increased crop yields and reduction in environmental harm caused by the use of substandard fertlisers; recalling that the country has the potential to produce fertiliser that could meet the country’s domestic demand and also supply the regional market; further recognising that there is need for the Government to work with local producers to develop high quality fertiliser tailored to needs of Kenyan farmers and crops. Now, therefore, this House resolves that the national Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, supports and promotes local fertiliser manufacturing industries by investing in research and development to foster the domestic fertiliser manufacturing sector. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. 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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