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    "id": 640341,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/640341/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1067,
        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, the Senator for West Pokot, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, had sought an explanation why the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) had not supplied fertilizer and other farm inputs to farmers ahead of the planting season this year yet the long rains are about to start. Secondly, he sought to be informed when the fertilizer will be availed in all the NCPB deports across the country. Thirdly, he wanted to be informed of the measures the Government will put in place to avert such serious scenarios in future. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I start by declaring my interest on this subject; being the Senator for Trans-Nzoia, I know that the farmers have had a problem accessing fertilizer which has been delayed this year. However, the response which I have got from the Ministry regarding the matter, generally, is as follows:- In the Financial Year 2015/2016, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries was allocated Kshs2.5 billion for fertilizer procurement. This allocation together with the Kshs800 million from fertilizer sale proceeds and another Kshs1.2 billion reallocation from the Srategic Food Reserve (SFR) set the funds available for fertilizer procurement to be Ksh4.5 billion. However, from these funds, Kshs3.4 billion The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
}