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    "content": "discuss more of these issues that concerns north rift. I am not saying we exclude any other part of Kenya. However, I humbly request that we should go and discuss issues of farming. Most Senators here are farmers because they come from farming areas. When farming does not take place in the north rift, Kenyans will go hungry. Therefore, we appreciate the role that they play. I hope we will provide direction. There was a statement on sugar that you have directed to a committee and I hope by that time, the report will be ready. I also hope my report, courtesy of Sen. Isaac Mwaura on corruption, will be ready. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thirdly, in as much as farming is facing many problems, we need to agree as Senate, because under the Constitution, agriculture is one of the devolved functions. I appreciate the passion that all the Senators had towards the problems bedeviling the agricultural subsector must be dealt with. I am a Member of the ad hoc committee that was created by the Senate on the issue of problems affecting tea farmers in this country. We need to put it into perspective. When we have a sitting there, the people who will come and follow the proceedings are majorly farmers. We should take time and assure them that the legislative, policy framework and the reports of the House based on agriculture must be dealt with. We must give direction on this. Fourth, we have so many natural resources, I am aware of some in Migori County where our late brother, Sen. Ben Okello, came from and many other areas. I hope my petition which is undergoing your scrutiny on the issues and problems being faced by the people of Karebe Goldmine will at that time have reached fruition so that the people who come from that region will be fully aware of what we are discussing. I know there are many petitions that are lying before this House, which I hope at that time, they will be ready so that the petitions that have priority and concern especially Nandi County where I come from, where some of these issues like the Karebe Goldmine which we are facing in Chemelil/Chemase Ward must be addressed. This House has pronounced itself before on the Report of Talai Historical Injustices in Nandi County. I hope the reports on such petitions will be ready, such that the Karebe Goldmine issue which will come and the issues affecting the people of Nandi can be canvassed and debated upon. We expect the Senate in its wisdom to provide the necessary direction on some of these issues that are affecting farmers. There is also the issue of historical injustices. During the last Parliament, the Chair and many others worked tirelessly and burnt the midnight oil to ensure that the issues of historical injustices are dealt with. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy that the Cabinet Secretary of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government, Dr. Fred Matiang’i, the Governor of Kisumu County, Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o, who was formerly a Senator in this House, my Governor and Governor Stephen Sang, who was also a former Senator of Nandi County had a meeting yesterday in Nakuru with the council of elders and decided to take the route of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) on the issue of boundaries. I know in Nandi, we had wanted to take over around two constituencies or seven towns so that we can increase our revenue there. But I agree that that issue needs ADR--- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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