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    "id": 643870,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/643870/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Chebet",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Susan Kipketer Chebet",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon Temporary Deputy Speaker for this golden opportunity. I support this Bill. This is a very important Bill because it is going to distribute the resources of Kenya to all counties, especially the marginalised communities who will benefit from this Equalisation Fund. Secondly, I want to talk about the national irrigation and fertiliser issue. Currently we are running the Galana National Irrigation Scheme and we are lumping a lot of money there. I would have liked to use this scheme for experimental purposes so that it runs as a pilot scheme. We put less money there and take the bulk of the money to the grain growing areas such as Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and other communities that grow maize so that the granary of Kenya can feed our population and employ farmers and their families. Last year, the Galana Irrigation Scheme gave us nine bags per acre compared to 35 bags per acre which is produced in maize growing areas and that is a loss to the Government. We as farmers lose a lot of money when we produce a lot of maize and lack market. Right now, farmers are waiting to be provided with fertiliser which is not forthcoming. This leaves a lot to be desired when our farmers cannot access the resources they use for their farming. Thirdly, I want to talk about reengineering the National Youth Service (NYS). We saw how NYS money was used. It seems as if NYS was allocated money which it could not use. The money that we have allocated should be re-allocated to other areas like developing skills for our youth so that they can get employed and also employ themselves. A lot of money is lying idle in NYS and yet we have many youth who are not accessing employment and training. So, we could put that money in vocational training and the technical training institutes that we are constructing so that our youth can develop skills and use them. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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