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    "id": 976663,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndwiga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 278,
        "legal_name": "Peter Njeru Ndwiga",
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    "content": "(a) some counties were yet to receive the National Youth Service (NYS) officers to assist in the control of hoppers; (b) there is a shortage of pesticides and protective gear in the counties. There is need for urgent and consistent supply of pesticides to the counties for the control measures to be successful; (c) in areas such as Samburu North that are insecure, no measures have been taken to control the locusts whereas they continue to reproduce; (d) serious danger is caused by the second generation of locusts that have hatched in various counties and neighbouring countries, for example, Somalia; and, (e) going forward, there is need for consistent support from the Desert Locust Control Organisation for East Africa (DLCO-EA). Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee is taking this matter seriously and shall compile and table a comprehensive report within the next two weeks. Having said all that, the Committee noted that contrary to what the CS told us, we need four types of pesticides, at any one time, in places like Samburu, that is, for air control, motorized knapsacks and hand sprayers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when the Government supplies pesticides, most of the time, people on the ground find that those pesticides can only be used by aircrafts and, therefore, they cannot control hoppers on the ground. The situation is grave. In Tharaka Nithi, we noted that it is the locals who have been deployed to spray the hoppers. If you see the hoppers you will understand where this country is headed to. If nothing is done urgently, the second generation of locusts will be a devastating situation in the country."
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