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    "id": 195576,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/195576/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Samoei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 204,
        "legal_name": "William Samoei Ruto",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker Sir, to improve on the yield of crops already in the farms, we have taken urgent steps to make sure that whatever maize has been planted, we get maximum yield from it. That is why we have gone out of our way and now we have the CAN fertiliser that farmers can use. It is retailing at Kshs1,650 per 50-kilogramme bag, down from Kshs2,400. Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, we are making arrangements to make sure that we do not lose any of the maize, or cereals, that we produce to any other market. We have taken urgent steps to make sure that, as soon as that produce is ready and available, there will be adequate funds at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCBP). This time round, as the farmer delivers his or her produce, we will give him or her a cheque as opposed to what used to happen in the past. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the past farmers delivered their produce, but did not know whether they would get their money, tomorrow, next week, next month or next year. We are making adequate arrangements, and I would like to assure the hon. Member for Saboti Constituency that, that exercise is in place. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are also taking contingent measures in the event that we have a gap of food unavailability. We will source food to make sure that no Kenyan dies of hunger and that there are no food riots."
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