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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Rotino",
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        "legal_name": "Philip Lotiolo Ruto Rotino",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to join my colleagues in supporting this Mediation Report. Being a Member of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives, I want to thank the Chair for accepting to chair that Committee that has brought up the things we overlooked, as we were discussing the Report. I want to thank the Senate for agreeing to include what we overlooked as a Committee. Agriculture is the backbone of this nation. We need to nurture and help it grow. There is no way we can help it grow without the component of fertilizer. I would like to thank the Mover of this Bill because of creating that facility. We have been importing fertilizer for many years and several things happen on the way; not arriving at the right time and when you need Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) for top dressing, it comes when you do not need it. This is because several organizations are importing it. If we manufacture our own fertilizer, we will produce it when we need it. When can produce DAP when we want it for top dressing. We can also produce the quantity we want at the right time. We read in today’s newspapers that there was fertilizer that was imported into the country that was not of good quality. They brought fertilizer which was outdated. Such fertilizer ends up in the hands of farmers, and that is why our yields are decreasing every year. I want to thank the Mover of the Bill. I would also like to thank the Mediation Committee for bringing up the component of veterinary services. This is because there was no way we could have a whole factory without the component of veterinary services. It is important that it is included in the animal feeds as a unit of the entire section. We should ensure that the implementation starts as soon as possible so that the Board goes ahead and looks at all the things that surround the creation of the fertilizer unit. With those few remarks, I support."
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