{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=153611","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=153609","results":[{"id":1554292,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1554292/?format=json","text_counter":146,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Tigania West, UDA) Yes."},{"id":1554293,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1554293/?format=json","text_counter":147,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. David Ochieng’","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Go ahead."},{"id":1554294,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1554294/?format=json","text_counter":148,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Motion on the local manufacture of fertiliser. Fertiliser and Animal Food Act 2015 governs fertiliser importation. The Act is basically about fertiliser importation and regulations. It also basically focuses on having fertiliser brought in from without. Fertiliser importation has serious implications. First, we may not get the very specific quality we want for our soils. Soils are different in all parts of this country. We have the capacity to analyse ourselves and to know exactly what each and every type of soil needs. Soil health is important for us to be able to plan to utilise the soil optimally. Soil health has various facets. One of them is giving deficient minerals. For us to get enough of the minerals that we need, and instead of having many formulas being used to correct the situation, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1554295,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1554295/?format=json","text_counter":149,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"it is important for us to focus on manufacturing fertiliser in this country. If we are able to manufacture fertiliser, we can manufacture fertiliser for different types of soils that we have. There is no time in the foreseeable future when we will not use fertiliser in this country. Kenya will need fertiliser as long as we are probably engaged in agricultural production just as much as the other countries. In that case, we need to focus on doing exploration on the ingredients of fertiliser or the supply of ingredients of fertiliser in this country. I know there is this belief that this country does not have sufficient rock phosphate deposits. The fact that we may not have enough does not bar us from manufacturing. It may be cheaper to import some of the ingredients we may not be having to enable us to manufacture the type and quality of fertiliser we need. If we look back about one year ago, we had many issues with fertiliser in this country. Many people were sold low-quality fertiliser because of the lack of appropriate fertiliser supply in this country. Sometimes, we have issues that bar us from getting fertiliser in good time. Our farmers have had to plant without the quality and type of fertiliser they need because it is not available. Last year, we also experienced delays in fertiliser transportation from the source country to Kenya because we had to go through South Africa. The luggage was hauled through South Africa because the war in the Middle East affected the Suez Canal. This is an issue that can occur at any time. The war between Russia and Ukraine has also been an issue. These externalities have been affecting us in one way or another. One of the ways of surely curbing it and ensuring that we can supply the type of fertiliser in the correct period that is required and at the point of use is by manufacturing fertiliser in this country. So, I would like to support this Motion to the extent that we need to explore exactly what we have and do not have in this country to focus on how we can organise ourselves to manufacture fertiliser. There have been efforts to blend in various parts of this country. The blending effort can inform the next step, which is manufacturing fertiliser in this country. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support."},{"id":1554296,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1554296/?format=json","text_counter":150,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Endebess, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose","speaker":null,"content":" On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker."},{"id":1554297,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1554297/?format=json","text_counter":151,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. David Ochieng’","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Member for Endebess Constituency."},{"id":1554298,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1554298/?format=json","text_counter":152,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Endebess, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We have listened to a lot of debate supporting this Motion. This is a very important Motion that has received wide support from most Members. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I now request that the Mover be now called upon to reply."},{"id":1554299,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1554299/?format=json","text_counter":153,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. David Ochieng’","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Is it the mood of the House that we ask the Mover to reply to this Motion?"},{"id":1554300,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1554300/?format=json","text_counter":154,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Members","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Yes."},{"id":1554301,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1554301/?format=json","text_counter":155,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. David Ochieng’","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Member for Alego Usonga Constituency."}]}