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    "id": 1501726,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1501726/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Vihiga, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ernest Kivai",
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    "content": "harvested close to 15 bags. I asked her the reason and she told me it was because of the fertiliser. She applied fertiliser both at the planting season and the top-dressing season. In that same meeting, there was another gentleman who was seated next to me and he said that the Government supplied them with stones and rocks. In a situation, people can either see a glass as half full or half empty. This gentleman is a typical example of somebody who sees a glass as half empty. But overall, we have traversed this country and seen that farmers have had a good harvest. That is also reflected in the figures the President gave on the number of bags of maize in our stores. Obviously, all these successes come with challenges. The challenge here is that we should try and avoid all post-harvesting losses. Additionally, as one of us here has said, the Government should find a way of ensuring that farmers are adequately compensated through the prices paid by the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). On the economy, facts are out there. For example, on the exchange rate, some of us who have studied economics keep on wondering why the Kenya shilling is resilient. That resilience is not from nowhere; it is out of the micro-economic policies that have been pursued by the Government. Nobody can argue on the inflation rate because it is factual. The foreign exchange reserves are critical because if we do not have them, then we cannot import goods. The current foreign exchange cover in the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is very encouraging. The facts on education are just as they have been enumerated here. On the health sector, a lot has been said about Taifa Care and SHA. The ideas and plans are very good. What we are seeing at the moment is just implementation challenges which, if we are focussed, can be managed. I challenge the Cabinet Secretary and all stakeholders to look into that."
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