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    "id": 887537,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/887537/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiminini, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": " I am sorry, Hon. Deputy Speaker. It is a shame. This is a Government that cannot feed its people. It is a shame on the part of our county governments. The spirit of devolution was to devolve power and at the same time services so that they can get closer to the people. The first line of defence when it comes to matters of food security is the county government. When it comes to disaster management, the first line of defence is the county governments. We know that 2.5 per cent of the budget goes there, but what is happening in the county governments? We have a lot of corruption going on everywhere. Instead of taking good care of the people who voted for them, leaders are engaged in corrupt activities. County governments should be the first ones to respond to disasters and then the national Government with its Big Four Agenda. Where are we in food security? We just debated the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) and there was no correlation at all between the BPS and the Big Four Agenda. Subsidised fertiliser plays a critical role in food security. Farmers in Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu and North Rift were told that there is no subsidised fertiliser. Right now, farmers have prepared their farms and they are planting only to be told by the Hon. Kiunjuri that he has Kshs2 billion from the Treasury to purchase fertiliser. That is corruption money. If it was in other jurisdictions, the CS for Agriculture would have resigned because of the food insecurity in the country and the fact that people are dying. We are calling upon the Hon. Kiunjuri, to resign so that we can have a CS who knows what is required when it comes to matters food security. We have suffered for too long and this is the time we should stand up to be counted. It is very shameful."
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