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    "id": 63123,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/63123/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Duale",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Livestock Development",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": "(iii) Kshs130 million will be used for the purchase of livestock supplementary kits. The Provincial Directors of Livestock Production and Veterinary Services in the four affected provinces, District Livestock Production officers and their veterinary counterparts in 65 districts will be facilitated to implement the various interventions. Each of the 65 affected districts will be allocated Kshs807,000 for facilitation. (b)The Ministry of Livestock Development is carrying out drought mitigation intervention programmes in various districts whose livelihoods have been severely affected by the drought. The following are some of the interventions geared to benefit farmers in Nyatike District:- (i) Kshs2,250,000 will be used for the purchase of livestock from farmers using the District Steering Group. (ii) Kshs1,771,500 will be used to purchase assorted supplementary feeds that will be distributed to farmers in Nyatike. The District Livestock Production Officer, Nyatike will be facilitated with Kshs151,000 for logistics. (iii) The Ministry of Livestock Development has allocated Kshs427 million to the AFC. Out of that amount the Government has already made available Kshs200 million to that corporation. This money will be made available for lending to ranchers, livestock traders and livestock farmers. In the case of livestock farmers in Muslim areas, AFC in partnership with the First Community Bank are providing an Islamic Halal Financing system for those particular areas. (iv)The KMC has also been allocated Kshs192 million for the purpose of buying livestock from the districts most affected. Farmers in Nyatike are advised to make use of the KMC facility to offload part of the livestock through the on-going off take exercise. (v)The Ministry has set aside a substantial Kshs101 million to carry out animal health interventions in the drought affected districts including Nyatike and farmers in this district will, therefore, be allowed to secure their livestock from potential opportunistic disease infections."
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