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    "id": 195028,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/195028/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbiuki",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Government has put in place the following urgent measures to avert hunger and ensure food access to all throughout the crisis period:- (1) In the Supplementary Estimates, Kshs2.2 billion has been allocated for national food security. (2) A food security meeting has been convened to discuss the possibility of importation of foodstuff and the amounts to be imported. (3) The Government has authorised the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to borrow Kshs850 million to procure fertilizer for sale at affordable prices. (4) The Ministry has given the NCPB Kshs392 million for buying of strategic grain reserve stocks. In the Supplementary Estimates, Kshs1.4 billion has been allocated to the NCPB to enhance its capacity to purchase maize from farmers on delivery to discourage any export of cereals from the country. (5) The Ministry has started implementing the National Accelerated Agricultural Input Access Programme (NAAIP) at a cost of Kshs245 million targeting small-scale farmers. (6) The Ministry has set aside Kshs68 million towards promotion of drought-tolerant traditional food crops such as pigeon peas, cassavas, sorghum and sweet potatoes. (7) Together with other stakeholders, the Ministry is providing fertilizers, seeds and assorted tools to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Rift Valley Province. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
}