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    "id": 1546343,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1546343/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kwanza, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to second this Motion, whose moving has been well executed by my brother, Hon. Samuel Atandi. First and foremost, we should use all means possible to ensure that fertilisers are manufactured locally. This country has enough professionals who can come up with fertilisers that are suitable for this country. Sometimes we import fertilisers whose quality is not appropriate to our farming. Sometimes back, a former Cabinet Secretary imported fake fertilisers. I do not know whether he was aware that the fertiliser was fake. That import ended up costing him his job. It is, therefore, important that the Government encourages investors to set up manufacturing plants for local manufacturing of fertilisers. As we do so, we will create jobs for our youths, professionals in agriculture and everybody else. We will also have fertilisers that are appropriate for our soil quality and quantity as mentioned by the Mover of the Motion. We will ensure that the fertilisers that will be going to western Kenya or the Rift Valley regions is appropriate for the soils in that area. Likewise, the Coast region and other parts of the country will receive fertilisers that are suitable for the soils in those areas. We spend so much money on importation of fertilisers. The prices are fixed thus there is no flexibility. As mentioned by the Mover, that is very important. Sometimes we are forced to spend a lot of our foreign exchange on whoever is importing. We need to regulate this. I have just mentioned that we need to improve the quality. If we produce fertilisers, the quality will be appropriate to the soil requirement of each region. I urge the Government to encourage companies, even if they are from overseas, to invest in the country and have fertilisers manufactured locally. The population of this country is growing daily. We should have enough food. This country is outstanding in the region. It has a lot of professionals. Given that scenario, we should be able to produce our own fertilisers instead of importing. Surrounding countries like Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan and others in the East African bloc should be importing fertilisers from Kenya. We have the capacity to produce enough fertilisers for the region. That again answers 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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