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    "content": "Development. I was there the previous day. I went there just to confirm this. It is not fair that the same Government should have double standards for two different Ministries operating on the same Floor. It is not reasonable. It is not what we are standing here for. To illustrate this point, let us look at the District Allocation for both Ministries. In Garissa, the Ministry of Livestock Development has been allocated – I am being specific – Kshs660,821 while the allocation for the Ministry of Agriculture, their bigger cousin, has been allocated Kshs2,040,271. I do not want to tell you where Garissa is. You know Garissa is deep into the livestock region. The Ministry of Agriculture has been allocated more money even in those difficult areas. I would have thought that the Ministry of Livestock Development would have over Kshs10 million. I can give all the examples that I have. Even in the Prime Minister’s own constituency, the coordinator of Government affairs, the Ministry of Livestock Development has less money than the Ministry of Agriculture. I need to know what crops are grown around Kibera slums. However, as a fact, the people who are supposed to take care of cats and dogs there have less money. That is the situation. There is no way of expressing this issue. My parting shot is that whether we like it or not, livestock will continue to contribute 40 per cent of the GDP in the agricultural sector. I want to correct by brother, Mr. Assistant Minister, Mr. Lesrima, that the agricultural sector contributes to 65 per cent of the GDP or the GDP is propelled to a level of 65 per cent. Therefore, 42 per cent is from agriculture out of 65 per cent. I beg to support."
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