{"id":129884,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/129884/?format=json","text_counter":272,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Samoei","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":204,"legal_name":"William Samoei Ruto","slug":"william-ruto"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, to all extents possible, the exercise was done in a very balanced manner. Unfortunately, some departments were completely abolished. Therefore, whoever was in that department, like the Department of Laboratory and Logistics--- We decided that it was not necessary to have a research department at the PBK because we can do research in a research institution and just transfer information that is necessary to the Board. So all the people who were working in the Research Department; who were about 30 were retrenched. Mr. Speaker, Sir, some departments were out-sourced like those of planting material and development of seed. Therefore, persons working in the Seed Development Department were all retrenched. To a great extent, the issue of regional balance was considered."}