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    "id": 1399084,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1399084/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
        "slug": "bonny-khalwale"
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    "content": "(1) Explain the circumstances leading to the impounding of over 700 bags of fake fertiliser in Malaba Constituency, Kakamega County, stating how many of this fake fertiliser bags had been distributed to or bought by farmers by the time the fake fertiliser was impounded; (2) State how many bags of the fertiliser have been impounded countrywide, providing details of the suspects behind the packaging and distribution of the same, assess and report on the impact of the distribution of fake fertilisers and other farm inputs to farmers on food production and security in this country; (3) Disclose how much of the over Kshs700 million reportedly allocated by the County Government of Kakamega towards the purchase of subsidised farm inputs was utilised in the purchase of the fake fertiliser. (4) Inform the Senate of the measures in place to investigate and arrest the suspects behind the distribution of fake fertiliser to farmers and any further measures to ensure farmers are not exploited as they seek to access farm inputs during the ongoing planting season. (5) The Committee should order for a special audit by the Auditor-General of the county’s budgetary allocation expended on the purchase, procurement and distribution of the said fertiliser, including an audit on the verification and acceptance report done on the authenticity of this fake fertiliser. I thank you."
}