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    "id": 801831,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/801831/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. F.K. Wanyonyi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "from Trans Nzoia and I am not happy, I can tell you maize farmers are frustrated, I being one of them because of the way the Government is handling us in this country. We are now looking for an alternative way of dealing with this problem. I will be at the forefront advising farmers in the area to stop planting maize and grow something else so that we can be happy like other people. Frustrated farmers are very disheartened and are not interested in growing maize again. Therefore, we will turn to something else that can give us some income. I am also happy because in the BPS they did not want to fund State agencies and Government parastatals which have audit queries, and I agree with them. Why should we give money to a State agency, parastatal or ministry which has an audit query? We should not do that. One of the obvious ones is the National Youth Service. In fact, the Kshs.8 billion which they have been given should be returned. They should be given some little money for the boys to get food and other necessities. We should reduce their budget to, at least, Kshs.3 billion. The Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) is facing problems and I am saying this because I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. The KMC is one of the best parastatals but it is not funded properly. Actually, at one time they were requesting for Kshs.500 million and this was reduced to Kshs.125 million as the Chair of the Committee has said. Therefore, we are expecting possible litigation from contractors on site. It has not been handled well and yet it is one of the oldest and most efficient parastatals in this country. In conclusion, let us do something about allocation of funds to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries from the current 2 per cent to about 5 or 6 per cent because farmers are very disheartened."
}