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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kirinyaga County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Njeri Maina",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for indulging the new Members. Indeed, we are learning and learning in good speed. I want to laud the President for his very pragmatic Speech. The President spoke about the reforms in the coffee sector that were championed by our Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua. He said that we have already ensured that there is Ksh4 billion from the Coffee Cherry Fund so that we can secure the interest of our farmers. I come from Kirinyaga County and I am a product of the proceeds of coffee farming. Therefore, I laud the President for having delivered on his mandate and promise to the people of Kirinyaga County. The President also spoke about the measures of safeguarding and ensuring that there is food security in this nation. From the last Budget that we passed up to this point, we have put in Ksh5 billion for the subsidised fertiliser programme. Several Members here have alluded to the fact that the subsidised fertiliser has not been reaching their constituencies. I will speak on behalf of the people of Kirinyaga. I took the initiative of ensuring that we secure over 100,000 bags of fertiliser and I oversaw the distribution of the same in Kirinyaga County with Senator James Murango. I laud the President for increasing funding for the JSS. However, I want to insist that we still have glaring inequalities in terms of education infrastructure. We must ensure that every child has access to basic education. The President spoke about the affordable housing programme. I can say that it is a momentous and life-changing initiative by the Kenya Kwanza Government. Yesterday, I visited the affordable housing programme in Gichugu Constituency, Kirinyaga County. The cashflow in the community, the economic impact and job creation that has happened is commendable. I commend the President with regard to the universal healthcare coverage. He has ensured that we have community health service providers to bridge the gap of access to health care services in this nation. 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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