{"id":179896,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/179896/?format=json","text_counter":50,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Mbau","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":182,"legal_name":"Elias Peter Mbau","slug":"elias-mbau"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for that attempt. The depot was re-opened in 2007. Since then, it has been empty. When I raised this matter, the Ministry tried to make the depot a little active. Last week, the Ministry brought 100 bags of CAN fertilizer. I want to thank the Ministry for that. I am told that some bags of maize have been deposited there. The Assistant Minister has said that the Ministry has posted a depot manager to the facility. I would appreciate if he could tell me the name of the manager, because I was there on Monday and I did not see him. This depot is managed as a small subsidiary from Sagana. Indeed, I would appreciate, very much, if the Assistant Minister could post a manager to the depot, so that it can become fully-fledged. The farmers from Murang'a North, Murang'a South and Thika Districts will have a functioning depot where they can buy cereals and fertilizers at the recommended prices. When will the Assistant Minister make the depot fully operational?"}