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    "id": 62153,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/62153/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Otichilo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 131,
        "legal_name": "Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa",
        "slug": "wilber-ottichilo"
    },
    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to note that all the countries that are self sufficient in food subsidize their farmers and the subsidy is mainly from agricultural inputs. The main agricultural input in farming is fertilizer. In this country, we are unable to produce enough food because the price of fertilizer is extremely high because we have to import it. Even when Kenyans are ready to import fertilizer, it takes time. Sometimes there is no fertilizer when farmers are ready to plant. So, it is important that this country considers putting up a factory for fertilizer because this will enhance food production in this country. As of now, this country is reeling under a lot of problems because of hunger in certain areas such as the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). What we call ASAL areas in this country, in a country like Israel, they are considered to be very productive. In our ASAL areas, we get more than 500 millimeters of rainfall and we can be able to produce food in these areas, but because we do not give priority to food production in this country, we still have these areas suffering from food deficiency and mainly depending on food donations year in, year out. So, it is important that we take a bold decision and establish a fertilizer factory in this country so that we can produce our own fertilizer and, even more importantly control and assure the quality of fertilizer we have. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, some of the fertilizer that we get in this country is not the type and quality that we require. Therefore, it is important that we have our fertilizer factory and carry out our research which will determine the type of fertilizer we need for various regions in this country and as a result produce specific fertilizers for those areas. Currently, any fertilizer that comes, wananchi just buy because they are told"
}