Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1501669,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501669/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 149,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Paul Mwirigi",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Kenya is our motherland. We do not have any other country to call home. I commend His Excellency the President for the well-informed speech which he issued here, on Thursday. When the current Government assumed office, we were not on the right trajectory, but His Excellency the President made it clear what our achievements up to now are. The President has reformed the agriculture sector. He took the initiative to subsidise agricultural inputs since the previous Government subsidised the consumable goods. Through subsidising the inputs, the price of a sack of fertiliser, which was Ksh7,000, dropped to Ksh2,500. Many farmers are now producing a lot of food. On Thursday, His Excellency the President told us that there are more than 47 million bags of cereals at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). That means that our country will be food secure. We will end the maize importation that we have been forced to do in past years as we are almost a food sufficient nation. Secondly, His Excellency the President talked about revival of the sugar factories. Already 17 factories are operational. Kenya is now sugar secure and sufficient. He informed us that we are now on our way to export our sugar to other nations. That means that the money which was being used to import sugar will be utilised elsewhere. We will now earn foreign exchange due to exportation of sugar and our economy will improve immensely. It should also be noted that many of our youths have been employed in those 17 factories, and the upcoming three factories will also employ many youths. His Excellency the President has good thoughts towards our nation. As the father of the nation, he must think about how the nation will grow and bring an end to the citizens’ complaints. His Excellency the President elaborated on the healthcare reforms. We have heard many testimonies from Kenyans who have benefited from the Taifa Care. Many Kenyans have benefited from that insurance. I urge all Kenyans to enrol for that insurance, so that they can benefit. It is an instant insurance which can benefit our people. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I commend His Excellency the President for his Speech. I know that our nation will be secure."
}