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    "id": 1459633,
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    "speaker_name": "Kwanza, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "At the same time, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I hope and pray that the department or the Ministry of Agriculture imports this fertiliser on time. This is so that they can have it ready during the planting season. After planting, we hope and pray that we will get the fertiliser for top-dressing on time. I come from Trans Nzoia County and during this season, farmers have been coming to me, you would think I work in the Ministry of Agriculture yet I sit in the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, to ask why they did not receive fertiliser on time. There was also delay in accessing fertiliser for top-dressing. I thank the Committee for having come up with this. I hope and pray that we get fertiliser on time. In agriculture, there is money appropriated to import milk coolers which are very important for our country. This will encourage farmers to do dairy farming. As you know, we are in a tropical country and therefore dairy farming is very appropriate here. When I was working for Kodak, whenever I would go to the Middle East, I would drink milk from this country for breakfast. Today, when you go there they serve you milk from Uganda. When did the rains start beating us? I think the milk coolers that we have are not just for the sake of it. They are going to encourage farmers to do dairy farming and have enough milk for exportation and local consumption. I congratulate you for availing funds for importing milk coolers. In the Ministry of Education, the Cabinet Secretary for Education has been given money for the school feeding programme. In some areas children are not encouraged to go to school because there is no food in school. They would rather stay at home and drink water than go to school. This Supplementary Appropriation Bill will help us. It is going to encourage our children to stay in schools and not run away for lack of food. From what the Hon. Chairman has just read out, it is clear that the Junior Secondary Schools intern teachers are going to be paid. This is an encouragement to those who have completed training as teachers. They will be paid for their services and that was lacking. Also, in the Ministry of Health, the medical interns will be taken care of. When the original Bill was dropped, people made very bad remarks. We lost Ksh52 million per constituency which had been allocated for electrification in the rural areas. I hope and pray that during the year, as we go forward, we will allocate a few coins to be able to have electricity in the rural areas. We had Ksh52 million for every constituency but it was thrown away because the Bill was rejected. 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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