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    "id": 655771,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/655771/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "The other area which is also benefitting and important is the agricultural sector and, more so, the area of irrigation. A sum of Kshs400 million has been allocated to the National Irrigation Board (NIB). Those are additional resources. We are aware that NIB is currently being faced with challenges, including corruption allegations. We know that some Board members have been suspended, although there is talk that they are being reinstated. My plea is that once this House approves this allocation, the funds should be disbursed for use. The absorption rate of the Budget in this sector is very low. This House appropriates resources which are never spent because the spending entities do not have the capacity to use those resources. I hope that the agricultural sector will utilise the funds and grow. The agricultural sector is very important to this country and, once this House approves this Bill, it will benefit. We always say that the agricultural sector is the main saviour of our economy. It is important that, that sector gets additional resources."
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