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    "id": 736512,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "is a sector where the Government must come in with speed and follow up with the players in maize flour production, so that this benefit can be extended to the common mwananchi and the issue of the high cost of maize flour in the meantime will be resolved. The Government must focus on the issue of production. When you look at the factors of demand and supply, production in this country must be increased so that food security can be sustainable. The Government has spent so much money in the Galana-Kulalu Irrigation Scheme at the Coast. We have not seen any produce from there. It is my humble submission that the Government should focus particularly on the inputs of maize production, like fertilisers and also focus on areas where we have arable land like Trans Nzoia and Uasin Gishu. We are happy and thank God for that arable land which has plenty of rainfall. The Government has put in place fertiliser subsidies, but unfortunately it is not reaching the common mwananchi particularly in counties like Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and Nandi. The Government must increase the amount they allocated in terms of fertiliser subsidies so that we can increase the production of maize in this country and this will help in stabilising maize prices across the country. The issue of zero-rating the taxable inputs in terms of fish production is, indeed a wonderful idea, particularly to the people practising fish farming in Lake Victoria and other regions of this country. This will help them to reduce the production cost in this sector and in the long run, this can also be extended. Another critical issue leading to the high cost of living is public debt. We know very well the Jubilee Government way of borrowing. The Kibaki Government had borrowed up to around Kshs800 billion. The borrowing in the Jubilee Government has gone to Kshs 3.8 trillion and this is not sustainable. Every Kenyan being born has a big debt because of an irresponsible way of borrowing. It is my humble submission that we borrow minimally and wisely. In the long run we are subjecting Kenyans to huge debts. This is where there is a critical problem. The Government must focus on its borrowing. We are being told that this money is going to improve infrastructure, but looking at the prices of infrastructure it is clear that they have been exaggerated. The extra money is going into people’s pockets because of the element of corruption. This is where the problem is. When we talk about the issue of public debt, we must increase production in this country so that we can handle the issue of high prices and increased cost of living otherwise, the big problem we have now is that the Jubilee Government has made the cost of living to rise. Kenyans cannot afford common food like"
}