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    "id": 1569751,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569751/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera West, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Yusuf Adan",
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    "content": "knowledgeable and capable of providing proper extension services. As a result, farmers may follow misguided advice, leading to poor food production outcomes. This is why the proposed Bill is very important. It ensures that anyone claiming to be an extension officer must be certified and qualified. We cannot allow unqualified individuals to mislead our farmers and interfere with our agricultural productivity. We have many educated young people in agriculture, livestock, fisheries, and other related sectors. However, because county governments are not prioritising extension services and agriculture has been devolved, the situation continues to deteriorate each year. I strongly advocate for the swift passage and enforcement of this Bill. Individuals calling themselves extension workers must be qualified, passionate, and knowledgeable in order to effectively assist farmers. Recently, some crooks imported fake fertilisers into the country. While the packaging claimed it was fertiliser, the content was not genuine. If we had effective extension officers in the field, at points of entry, and in transit, such incidents could have been prevented. The absence of qualified extension officers and the failure to prioritise these roles have led to these issues. With these few remarks, I support. We want this Bill to be passed as quickly as possible and implemented to the letter."
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