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    "id": 1546367,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marsabit County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute and to welcome students from different schools. It is great for young people to come and see what happens here in Parliament. It is through this that they learn. I welcome them to observe the proceedings of Parliament and encourage them to work hard in their studies so that they can become great people in the future. Some of us come from humble backgrounds and it was not easy for us to study, but today, we are here legislating and figuring the best way to run this Government. It is, therefore, upon our students, parents, and teachers to combine efforts so that they can be great people in the future, some of whom will represent the nation in this Parliament. I wish you all the best as you study hard and I encourage the teachers because many of us are who we are because of the investment that teachers made. I also encourage parents to continue supporting their children. Hon. Temporary Speaker, production and manufacturing of fertilisers in our country is the most important thing that we are discussing today. I encourage many of us to debate this because many Kenyans are farmers who depend on our contribution and guidance. Through our contributions, we can guide the country in the right direction. I also congratulate Hon. Atandi for coming up with this timely Motion. It is my prayer that the Committee gives this all the attention it deserves and that it will be implemented soon. As I said, many Kenyans depend on farming. Although these days we cannot depend a lot on rains, many Kenyans have educated their children through farming and many are still passionate about it. Unfortunately, the youth today are not interested in farming even though that is the only economic activity we can invest in to earn a living. It is the only sector we can create employment for our youth and grown-ups who are taking care of their families and looking for funds. It is unfortunate that the country currently depends on imported products. Sixty years after Independence, we are still importing fertilier. We are promoting other people and creating employment for them yet we are denying our locals that opportunity. The more we encourage local manufacturers, the better for our country. This will enable us to harvest more. When we depend on external manufacturers and importation, sometimes there are delays. For instance, presently, farmers want to plant have no fertilisers. Cartels have taken advantage and interfered a lot, which is disadvantageous to our farmers. If we have local manufacturers, production will be done on time and everything will be favourable including the soil. The farmers will buy at a cheaper rate than what we are currently spending which in turn means creation of employment opportunities for our people and use of our resources to manufacture fertilisers. It also means timely release of fertilisers to the farmers. Hon. Temporary Speaker, when we produce our own fertiliers, we will have quick solutions to the challenges that arise during planting and other stages. We will also increase our food production because farmers will easily collect their fertilisers for use. Local production and manufacturing will also foster economic growth. Currently, our country is going through a lot. When the Government subsidised fertilisers, our food production increased. I encourage the Government, especially our President, who is so passionate, to continue with the same passion because it is only through such subsidies that our country can 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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