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    "id": 142510,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/142510/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Samoei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "William Samoei Ruto",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a question that Ms. Karua asked which I did not answer. That was to do with the criteria for the identification of the beneficiaries of the free fertilizer. I will proceed to answer that and then respond to Mr. C. Kilonzo. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Agriculture, using the Agricultural Extension Officers (AEO) across the country, identified an Agricultural Stakeholder Forum in every location of our country. Using these stakeholder fora, the beneficiaries of the free fertilizers were identified. These are people who are needy. These are people with farms but are not able to buy fertilizer. Last Sunday I was in Vanga in Msambweni. I went to assess some of the farmers that had benefitted from this programme. A farmer who could hardly produce five bags of maize told me that this year he produced 24 bags of maize. In fact, that farmer has actually bought two cows as a result of the good harvest that he got. He has gone ahead to buy fertilizer for himself for next year. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to inform hon. Members that using grassroots stakeholder forums of farmers, the farmers themselves identify the beneficiaries who must be needy Kenyans who have the capacity to plough their farms but do not have the capacity to buy fertilizers. On the point raised by Mr. C. Kilonzo, this year we endeavored to increase the number of farmers who will benefit from this fertilizer. This is because we are constrained by the resources allocated to us. I am happy to report that the World Bank has seen the benefits that arise out of this initiative and have given us additional money this year. We might just be able to give free fertilizer to double the number of farmers we gave last year. Lastly, I will be very happy to table the documents here when Dr. Khalwale does his bit. I do not see why Dr. Khalwale should hide behind this Question when he can"
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