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    "id": 1393775,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support a very important Statement by my brother, Sen. Cherarkey of Nandi, on the distribution of subsidized fertilizers to farmers in North Rift and other parts of the country. It is important that he has mentioned “other parts of the country”. I do not think this is a problem that is only in the North Rift because the entire country is suffering. If you remember, last year, one of the reasons the Government really suffered was because of drought. Due to the drought, the economy was impacted negatively because we were not sure of the harvest. The issue of subsidized fertilizer came prominently at the beginning of last year. I dare say that due to the rain we had last year, we did not experience much drought. Since the money market opened a little bit, the economy regained some sense of normalcy. However, right now, it is so late in the year in terms of planting season and farmers have not received subsidized fertilizer. Three weeks ago, I was in Narok, together with the Senate Deputy Minority Whip and Senate Minority Whip. The people of Narok were really crying. If I may quote, they said that they are getting fertilizer kama machozi kwakuwa ni kidogo sana . If this issue is not addressed, it will have serious effect on the economy. If we do not get subsidies on time, it could take the economy back to where we were last year. Farmers in a place such as Migori where I come from have never seen anything like this. I think this issue is not only about getting subsidized fertilizer. We must go to the core of business, which is the people supplying the fertilizer. We need to know the shipping lines and companies that were awarded the contract and tenders to import fertilizer into the country. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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