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    "id": 625828,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "worked round the clock. We should give them a big plus for work well done. As much as they have done very good work, when it comes to the level of the Budget Estimates, we expect the Budget and Appropriations Committee to be in place. You have already mentioned that you worked round the clock. So, when it comes to the Estimates, it is even worse. We pray that when that particular time reaches, we will have resolved the issue of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. It should be in place. The BPS is a very critical Statement. It gives key priority areas on which the Government is supposed to focus. It is a requirement that every Committee must have an input. As I had indicated earlier, it is unfortunate that the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations did not have an opportunity to look at the BPS before it was forwarded to the Liaison Committee. It is unfortunate, but I hope we are going to get involved when the time of the Budget Estimates comes. The best thing about this BPS is on agriculture. This is in line with the Maputo Declaration, which states that, at least, 10 per cent of the entire Budget should be allocated to agriculture. Agriculture is very critical. It is going to contribute to food security in this country. One thing I am happy about is the fertiliser plant, which is going to improve food security in this country. Once we have a factory, which is supposed to be somewhere in Eldoret, we will enable farmers to get the kinds of fertilisers they need based on the nutritive deficiency of particular soils. Fertiliser that is required for the soil in Ukambani is not the same as fertilizer that is required in the North Rift. If money is set aside for the construction of a fertiliser plant, the factory will manufacture fertilisers on need basis for particular regions."
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