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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "Allow me to commend and appreciate the President because he took the leadership of this country at a time when our economy was fledgling. Using the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda, he set out on a mission to transform our economy. He noted that he has no time and space to give excuses for any failure or even to justify the Government’s inability or omission to do the necessary work. This tells us that we have a leader and President who appreciates where we are coming from. He knows and appreciates the progress made so far. If Members go through the speech –which I believe is now at the Table Office—the President enumerates the progress made so far. He also appreciates that we are coming from a difficult global recession. The whole world is still recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic. The wars in the Middle East and Europe – Russia and Ukraine – disrupted the global supply chain. We also experienced the worst drought in four decades. Without giving any excuses, the President enumerates the measures that his Government has taken to safeguard the welfare of our nation, and to facilitate the recovery of our economy using the bottom-up economic model. The President spoke of the fertiliser subsidy. He also spoke to some farmers on phone. Members will remember the mention of Mr Samuel Chacha in Kuria and Mr Albert Munyi from Embu, who talked to the President and appreciated the impact of the subsidised fertiliser in not only improving the productivity of their farms as individual farmers but also contributing to the 18 million extra maize bags. We cannot forget to thank God for he has been gracious to us by providing us with adequate rains in the last six months. The President did not stop at that. He enumerated the challenges that will come with the El Nino rains. Maize has been harvested and we have an additional 18 million bags in our supply chain. However, the El Nino rains will come with many challenges. For example, part of this maize may not be dried because of the prevailing weather conditions. Appreciating this, the President noted that the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) will assist farmers in drying their maize at a very subsidised price of Ksh70 from Ksh350 per bag. He also indicated that on Wednesday last week, the first consignment of 100 mobile dryers to be used by farmers arrived in the country at our port in Mombasa. The President did not forget our dairy farmers. He mentioned that the Government is in the process of mapping out the milk-producing areas. This will guide the purchase of coolers and milk-processing facilities ready for use which will ensure that farmers hygienically store their milk and secure post-milking loss. The milk will not only be cooled but also transported under hygienic conditions. This will enable our farmers to reap the highest benefits from milk production. Hon. Speaker, coffee and tea farmers were not left behind. His Excellency the President enumerated what our fishermen in Nyanza, the Coast region, and the Mountain where people are engaging in fish farming… The Blue Economy space is one of the areas that the Government has invested in. The President talked about 22 new fish landing sites in nine counties in Nyanza and the Pokot region. I was fortunate to have accompanied the President to Kanyagwal Kabanyo, in Kisumu County, and Kilifi County, where the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party hails from, to commission part of the 22 new fish landing sites. Hon. Speaker, in a way, this is one investment that will change in a big manner, the communities around the lakes and water bodies whether in Nyanza, Naivasha, Bogoria, Turkana or the Coast. They will be able to reap maximum benefits from the fish they extract from our water bodies through processing and marketing in very hygienic conditions from the landing sites. On increasing productivity, the President alluded to the challenges he found in his office. Since last night, the conversation on social media, hotels and even our Members’ Lounge has revolved around the cost of living and principally, around the cost of fuel. The President alluded in his address to the nation, to some of the challenges he found in office when 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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