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    "id": 1623459,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1623459/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Narok North, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Agnes Mantaine",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to support this Bill. This is a very important Bill because it involves farmers. Agriculture and livestock are the backbone of the economy of our country today because most of our people depend on it to earn money to take care of their families. Therefore, there is need for us to support the extension officers who form the link between the farmers and the new technology available to improve farming and farmers’ yields in order to make money. Agriculture is a devolved function. I am sorry to say that county governments do not have resources and are unable to properly run these services. I thank God that education was not devolved because the sectors that were devolved already have a problem. We have a problem in agriculture and health, which are the sectors that directly involve our people. But for this, I think there is need for the extension officers to be supported. With the new agricultural technology, we need people who understand and can help our people at the grassroots in order to improve their agricultural practices. I think it is important for the extension officers to be licensed and supported so that they can go around like in the past, where people depended on them for soil testing. This prevented us from growing what would not do well on our farms."
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