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    "id": 534493,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 93,
        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I oblige. The amount of DAP fertilizer the Government supplied in 2015 for sale at a subsidized price is as follows: (1)The Government procured a total of 18,750 metric tonnes of DAP fertilizer for sale to farmers at a subsidize price of Kshs1,800 per 50 kilogrammes down from Kshs2,000 which was charged last year. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, 5000 metric tonnes have been allocated to sugar mills for sugarcane farmers, while 1,3750 metric tonnes is being sold to farmers through National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots. The Ministry has procured less DAP fertilizer this year, as compared to last year because the soil sampling results recommended non-acid fertilizers, that is NPKs, in most crop growing areas in the country. (2) The amount of fertilizer allocated to each county and how much fertilizer has been supplied to each of the NCPB depot is provided in a long distribution list which is annexed to this answer, a copy of which I have supplied to the hon. Senator. (3) Whether the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries is aware that no DAP fertilizer has been supplied to the Kitale NCPB depot in Trans Nzoia County and that further shortage would adversely affect crop production since the planting season commences this month. The Government is doing as follows:- (i)The Ministry is aware that no DAP fertilizer was supplied to Kitale NCPB depot in Trans Nzoia County. This is because according to soil tests conducted in 2013 and launched by His Excellency the President in February 2014, DAP was not recommended for Trans Nzoia County unless accompanied by agricultural lime. The reason for this being that the soils in this county are largely acidic. 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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