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    "id": 586754,
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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. Speaker, Sir, I rise to make a response to Sen.(Prof.) Lesan who requested the Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries to respond to the following issues:- (1) Whether the Government can give an assurance of availability of subsidized fertilizer to tea farmers. The answer to this one is that the Government is not able to give assurance of availability of subsidized fertilizer to tea farmers as a result of budgetary constraints in the current financial year. (2) The cost of a 50 kilogrammes bag of fertilizer in each of the tea growing zones is contained in an annex which is five pages long. I do not intend to read on the Floor of the Senate, but I will avail the same to my good friend, Sen. (Prof.) Lesan. (3) The Senator wanted us to indicate the level of subsidy per 50 kilogrammes bag of fertilizer. As I have indicated, whereas last year the Government was able to give a subsidy amounting to Kshs321.35 per 50 kilogramme bag of fertilizer to the farmers, this year, due to financial constraints, the Government is not able to provide similar or other subsidy. Therefore, the issue raised in number 3 does not arise. (4) With regard to the role of Chai Trading Limited in importation, transportation and distribution of fertilizers; Chai Trading Company does warehousing of fertilizers when they are imported. It also manages the discharge of fertilizers from its warehouses and distribution to various factories. That is the only role that Chai Trading Company plays in handling of fertilizers. (5) The levies charged by Chai Trading Company; Chai Trading Company runs a forwarding and clearing agency. The agency fees charged by Chai Trading Company, especially for 2013 was Kshs66 per tonne and Kshs69 per tonne in 2014. I do not have the figures for this financial year."
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