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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Bunyasi",
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        "legal_name": "John Sakwa Bunyasi",
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    "content": "I am glad that a PSC hon. Member is here and he has assured me that, that is going to happen with the increased resources that we are going to give them. I sit with him in the same Committee; he is great guy and we are going to see that happening continuously as we go forward. It is really important for the welfare of this nation, if this Parliament is efficient. I know it is thriving and we need to do a bit more on that. Finally, I want to save time for others as well. The issue of maternal health care is a great initiative by the Jubilee Government; it is trying to implement its manifesto. I say kudos to them. When I look at it from my sub-county, or my constituency point of view, my worry is that it is not very good. But facilities that provide access to subsidized maternal health care are extremely limited. Unfortunately, as we speak now, a lot of investment has now gone to the counties. Of course, for us to benefit from those hospitals, that is levels one, two and three when we include maternity outlets--- In my constituency what we call maternity is just any structure that has been put up and where a nurse shows up a couple of hours a day. They are really basic. We need to invest in that area as well to take advantage of the maternal health budget provision. The subsidy on maternal health is highly appreciated by the community. I just wanted to emphasize it. As I conclude, we talked about food security. If you look at the unit cost of doing irrigation--- This data is available globally. It is not very satisfying to know that we want to get one million acres under irrigation. I am repeating what I said after the Presidential Address. The cost at which you get that incremental production from the one million acres is extremely high. Remember it is the same region where we had Bura Irrigation Scheme in the 1970s, and it turned out to be the most expensive scheme in the whole world; it did not help us much. This was because there were other aspects to it; the management aspect was very important. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is very important to distribute this food security related support systems to different ecological zones. This is because our marketing systems are not efficient enough to carry that surplus from Galana down to the border in Busia at a competitive cost. Even in some other areas that are more in need--- It is better that we get a local solution. But there are also other initiatives and I like the idea of subsidized fertilizers and improved seeds. But then its distribution must be done effectively. With those few remarks, I support the Motion and thank the Committee for doing a great job."
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