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    "id": 321232,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/321232/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ndambuki",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 191,
        "legal_name": "Gideon Musyoka Ndambuki",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Ministry has undertaken numerous measures to upscale farming in arid and semi-arid areas in North Eastern Province and other pastoral areas which include:- (i) distribution of 30 metric tonnes of free assorted high value traditional crop seed valued at Kshs4.69 million to 1,038 farmers during the long rain season for the establishment of 833 hectares of crop; (ii) excavated 48 water pans capable of harvesting a total volume of 550,000 cubic meters of water at a cost of Kshs166 million, domestic and livestock dues and limited cropping in various districts of Northern Province; (iii) supported construction of permanent canals and supplied water pumps and engines for irrigated agriculture in Garissa and Mandera counties; (iv) improved extension service through various agricultural projects and programmes in all districts of North Eastern Province; (v) introduction of conservation agriculture in areas where both adaphic and climatic conditions are permitting. (b) The people of North Eastern Province and other similar areas suffer from recurrent famine because there is frequent drought and not adequate irrigation for crop production while there are a few rivers in the region, the irrigation potential has not been exploited because of lack of capital for the infrastructure."
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