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    "id": 816774,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nakuru Town East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Gikaria",
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        "legal_name": "David Gikaria",
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    "content": "It is true that this is a very important crop that the Government needs to assist in giving out monies to increase its production. The Mover has just indicated that the potential of these cashew nuts is very huge. It will go a long way to address the Big Four Agenda, matters to do with employment and give an opportunity to the cashew nut farmers to make a living. It is true that cashew nuts are served to passengers in aeroplanes. Nutritionists have always recommended the consumption of cashew nuts and it is important for us to support the Motion. We hope that after Parliament has approved the Motion, the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Co-operatives will make a follow up. Hopefully, in the Supplementary Estimates or in the next Budget, funds will be allocated for purposes of assisting cashew nut famers. It is a critical crop andbudgetary allocation should be made. Agriculture is a function of county governments. This is where we will have some issues. We intend to make budget provisions for that and it means that the funding will go to the county governments. As Members of Parliament we should ringfence the funds that will be allocated for that purpose so that the money is used for cashew nut farming. I do not think the national Government would go that direction even if we had a budget. The money has to go through county governments as per the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution. Sometimes in the National Assembly we discuss important matters but implementation has to be done by counties. We have to find synergy between the national Government and county governments. The most important thing, as the Mover indicated, is that the benefit is not only critical to that region but also to the whole Republic. Assuming that this is done, I urge the Mover to invite the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Co-operatives to set aside a budget that will go towards assisting cashew nut farming."
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