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    "id": 1510467,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1510467/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Konoin, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Brighton Yegon",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), Hon. Adhe Wario requested for a statement on 18th September 2024, regarding the perpetual food crisis in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development responded as follows to the issues raised in the Statement. First, is on the plan on how the Government intends to leverage on demonstrated capacity of transformative projects in technology, water and large-scale infrastructure projects to prioritise food security and enhance the dignity of the population in North Horr and of ASAL regions in Kenya. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, in collaboration with various stakeholders through the holistic approach of transforming food security, has put in place a number of strategies to tackle food insecurity in ASAL areas, guided by the Agriculture Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy (ASTGS). The Ministry is focussing on three key outcomes; namely, increasing small-scale farmer incomes, boosting agricultural output and value addition, and strengthening household food resilience. The key initiatives supporting the transformation of food systems include promoting sustainable farming practices and investing in irrigation and water management systems to mitigate the sector's vulnerability to drought. The initiatives include the Food System Resilient Project (FSRP), which was initiated in March 2024, and is supposed to support the development and rehabilitation of water structures for increased water and livestock irrigation, livestock breeding and feedlots, demonstration of light in schools, institutions, market infrastructure like hay stores, production aggregation centres and roll out agri-preneur model that involves on-boarding of business accelerators and agri-preneurs in all wards. There is also an enhanced water infrastructure. The National Irrigation Authority has built about 35,000 water pans across 31 counties, including the ASAL counties, and it is also rehabilitating small dams and water pans. The water pans can irrigate up to 48,000 acres. There is also the Emergency Locust Response Project (ELRP). The first phase of the project was to respond to the threat to the livelihood posed by the outbreak of desert locusts and strengthening systems of infestation preparedness that impacted the ASAL counties. The second phase is supporting communities to regain their lost livelihoods. The key interventions in this phase are the provision of assorted crops and livestock input packages for individuals,"
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