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    "id": 62175,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Shakeel",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ahmed Shakeel Shabbir Ahmed",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to support the establishment of a fertilizer factory, but with some reservations. I agree that the factory will be of strategic and national importance. Food is the essence of our existence as a country. Food deficiency has dropped the quality of life in this country tremendously. From the time I was a child up to now, I have not seen much change, especially in the price and availability of food. I said I will support with reservation because I would like to bring out some points. First, the feasibility study of the factory was done a number of years back. At that time, the green revolution - as I take from my sister, Mrs. Shebesh - was still taking strength and root. So, when we are looking at a fertilizer factory, we really need to take on board the developments that have taken place since then. So, the fertilizer factory must concentrate on organic rather than entirely chemical fertilizer input. That is the first reservation I have and I think we need to do that feasibility study again. We need to see what the prices are, why we need that factory and where we want to place it. Nothing has been said about where the factory will be situated. Mr. Wamalwa wants it in his side. I would like it in Kisumu. Somebody else would like it elsewhere. But I think that is one of the major issues here. The Motion before the one we are discussing was on Ken-Ren. Once we get the issue of Ken-Ren and where we made the mistakes, I think that is one of the first things that we need to do. We should do a postmortem of where we made mistakes, what was the situation then and who came up with what. Some stuff must be somewhere, even if it was a ghost project. There must have been some things that were left behind. If we do that, then we can ensure that we do not go the same way where 60 per cent of our fertilizer is imported. The very reason why there are cartels is because the Government has allowed them to operate. Food and agriculture is the mainstay of our economy and is of strategic value to the country. I feel that the first thing we need to do is to put a price restriction on fertilizer. I have done some research and found out that fertilizer prices in Brazil are less than half of what we pay here."
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