Entry Instance

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

{
    "id": 1546373,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1546373/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 142,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Moiben, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Phylis Bartoo",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "Government of caring for the unemployed young people. I saw on social media that there is a group of youth who have started a party called Jobless Youth in Kenya. They want to register it as a political party. We should be creative and look for avenues where local manufacturers create job opportunities and support society. Manufacturing fertiliser is very key because it will enable us to be exporters. Why should we import fertiliser from other countries, yet we have capacity to manufacture enough for Kenya and rest of Africa? We can even export it to other countries like China where most people bring fertiliser from. We have the ingredients, scholars, capacity and brains to do this. What are we waiting for? It is high time we took it seriously and implemented it. It should not be a matter of debating it here in the House and then it goes to the archives and nothing happens. We should walk the talk. Let us encourage and promote our local manufacturers. Let them even begin work as soon as yesterday, so that we have enough fertiliser next year. Our farmers were duped last year. They bought sub-standard fertiliser and even the production was very poor. Some of them bought very expensive and useless fertiliser which is not suitable for their soil. There was a shortage and farmers were desperate. They were willing to pay something to get fertiliser so that they could plant. The planting season in Kenya is very definite. If you miss it, you lose it. When it is your turn to plant and you do not have the fertiliser, it becomes problematic. I am very happy because this Motion is being debated today. I look forward to seeing our manufacturers rolling and starting the manufacturing business. We will not only build capacity for farmers, but also enable them to continue farming by giving them subsidy. Let it remain with our local manufacturers. Let us support and grow our manufacturers. Let us believe in ourselves and Kenya by believing that everything is possible. We should not look at our borders for support. We have come of age. It is high time we sat, had confidence in ourselves and supported our local manufacturers. It will be good all the way. I support the Motion."
}