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    "id": 730113,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/730113/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
        "slug": "moses-wetangula"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am talking of the breadbasket areas where cereals are grown such as Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Nandi, Nakuru, Bungoma and Kakamega counties and other counties in the former Nyanza Province. As I ride on this statement sought by the hon. Senator, I want the Chairperson to tell the House and the country the following:- (1) The distribution of the fertilizer and the competition between the county governments and the national Government is hurting the agriculture sector in this country. Agriculture is a devolved function. We will want the Chairperson to explain why the national Government is still tightly holding onto procurement and purported distribution because we know that it is carrying out unsatisfactory distribution of subsidized fertilizer. Is the national Government tightly holding on to this procurement and distribution because of commissions and kickbacks in the procurement process of this fertilizer? (2) Is there a particular policy in the manner, criteria and qualifications in the distribution of this fertilizer? We find some governors in the counties using the distribution of this fertilizer as a campaign tool when it is a public resource. They are simply sending their cohorts to give fertilizer to those who agree to vote for them when the elections come and deny those who they perceive or know do not support their political agenda. What is the criteria and who qualifies to get subsidized and free fertilizer?"
}