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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nyamweya",
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        "legal_name": "Manson Oyongo Nyamweya",
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    "content": "the name “supplementary” is being misused because that should not be the case. Supplementary budgets should be about emergency situations. Another issue I have observed here is about the Kenya Seed Company and the National Board. These farmers should be given the money. The Kenya Seed Company should be funded more because we need the seeds. If we do not get enough seeds and the money does not reach the farmers early enough, it is not good. It is a pathetic situation that farmers who feed this nation go without payment for long. They queue to deliver maize and even toil for eight months. It is sad when they deliver maize, we do not pay them. Who do we care for if we do not care for the farmer who makes us get food to eat? I support and wish that you could give more money to the farmers. There should be no cases of paying Kshs1 billion today and then make another payment later. We are not realistic. As leaders, we represent these people who toil and make us get food. The Government promised to subsidise the Kenya Seed Company. It should not wait. If you talk to the company even today as we speak, they will tell you that they are going to be paid. They need their money so that they can pay farmers. These are basic sectors which we should give priority to in terms of funding. If we are not going to have food here, we will not be respected anywhere. Let me talk about health. We have heard of doctors who complete university and go to stay at home. They cannot get jobs because hospitals are waiting for funds from the Treasury. It is pathetic and should not happen because the country does not have enough doctors. In the past, you were guaranteed of a job immediately you completed your training as a doctor. Immediately you completed school, you would go for your internship and become a doctor. That is not the case today. There is a big disconnect here and the Ministry needs to connect with all institutions that are training doctors. With those few remarks, I support the Motion. The Committee, I thank you for a job well-done."
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