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    "id": 26061,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/26061/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Kosgei",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13,
        "legal_name": "Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony",
        "slug": "lucas-chepkitony"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)Yes, I am aware that farmers in Migori are planting without DAP fertilizer from the NCBP depot due to slight delay in transportation. However, I want to assure the hon. Member that DAP will be available in the NCPB depot in Migori and the region by Friday next week. However, I am not aware of maize seed shortage for the Migori region as the region requires medium to low altitude varieties that is H513 and PH4, which have not been in short supply at all in the region or in the country. There has been a temporary shortage of DH04 which is for dry lands but will be delivered on Monday the 29th in those areas. (b) As already mentioned, this will be on the 2nd of September 2011. That is next week on Friday. (c) There is no constant or acute shortage of fertilizer. We are currently covered to the end of the short rains season, that is in December and a little bit more for January. We expect stabilization funds for the main planting season in March anytime soon, from the Treasury. In the long run and as has been debated in this House and passed, we expect and are planning for Kenya to have a fertilizer plant so that we do not have these delays caused by transportation by sea or inside the country."
}