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    "id": 1357742,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13582,
        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. We listened to the Presidential speech. It is astonishing to listen to some Senators who were supposed to have sat and listened to the Presidential speech. It is either their ears have taken leave or they are suffering from selective amnesia. The President pronounced himself that the Hustler Fund is being stocked up so that we can move to asset financing. The President gave an example of a tuk tuk driver in Mombasa County whom he had personally spoken to and expressed his desire to have the Hustler Fund modified in a way that it can accommodate asset financing. When you listen to some Senators' comments, it is either they were not present or are suffering from selective amnesia. The President alluded to the fact that the fund will move in that direction. The President pronounced himself to the policies, measures and adjustments that have taken place in the agriculture sector. You might have heard one Senator speak about missing fertilizer. The problem is that some of the Senators who speak here never go home and will never know what is available at home. We were in Turkana County and visited the Katilu Irrigation Project. We spoke to the National Irrigation Authority who confirmed that the fertilizer will be made available to the farmers in Turkana County. I would like to confirm that after the structural adjustment programmes of the 1980s that destroyed the agriculture sector in Kenya, the President and his Cabinet are on the right path to restore. The other day, after having toiled for long to change the plight of coffee farmers, we introduced an advance of Kshs300 to farmers that has been elusive for the last 20 years. Therefore, we have seen the Government in its effort to reform the coffee sector introduce several measures. In the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, where I sit in, we have nine Bills on agricultural reforms. What has been lacking in this country is the political goodwill to make changes that will benefit Kenyans. As the President said, this regime can change the fate of Kenyans, especially the farmers. In under one year, the Kenya Kwanza Government has employed over 56,000 teachers. This has never happened in the history of this country. We saw the introduction of ICT hubs in wards, which is going to be a major achievement. The President has ensured that we have a constant and uniform design for all the ICT hubs so that we can uniformity and control---"
}