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    "id": 395194,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources. The Statement relates to the policy on irrigation in Kenya. In this Statement, I would like the Chairperson of the Committee to:- (i) Confirm whether the Government is committed to putting over one million acres of land under irrigation during the current financial year as promised by His Excellency the President. (ii) State whether the exercise has commenced. If not, when it will commence, especially in the interest of elapsing time. (iii) Specify areas ear-marked for the implementation of the programme indicating in which counties and quantify the work done, if any, during the first quarter of the current Financial Year 2013/2014. (iv) State the amount of money set aside for the programme indicating how much has been spent so far and for what purpose. (v) Indicate which level of Government, national or county, is managing the programme. RAID BY CATTLE RUSTLERS AT APUKE IN WEST POKOT COUNTY Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, secondly, I seek this Statement under Standing Order No. 43(2)(c) and it goes to the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations with regard to raid by a gang of cattle rustlers at Apuke in West Pokot County on the morning of Monday, 30th September, 2013, in which four The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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