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"speaker_name": "Uasin Gishu County, UDA",
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"content": "Additionally, the sector faces the challenge of the Quelea bird infestation that has devastated crops in Narok, Nakuru and parts of Laikipia counties resulting in approximately 25 per cent loss of the projected harvest. Hon. Speaker, the maize sector faces equally pressing challenges, particularly regarding market access and quality control. Despite the Government’s efforts to support production through subsidised fertiliser, farmers are struggling to compete with low-quality grain importers from the neighbouring region. There are also inadequate surveillance and"
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Gladys Boss",
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"content": "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."
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"speaker_name": "Uasin Gishu County, UDA",
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"content": "enforcement mechanisms leading to market disruptions and potential health risks to consumers. Furthermore, poor infrastructure for grain-handling including underutilised mobile dryers at the Government purchase centres are due to lack of supporting services. Most farmers are required to take their crops to a specific place to have it dried when many of them cannot afford the transportation."
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"speaker_name": "Uasin Gishu County, UDA",
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"content": "Finally, with regard to the commercialisation of Government land to allow the increase of production of cereals in Kenya, there is lack of clear guidelines for accessing these parcels of land. The current practice is for farmers to lease the land annually. Annual arrangements do not work for farmers because they lack the incentive to invest and sustain soil regenerative processes. The situation calls for urgent attention to establishing long-term leasing arrangements that would promote sustainable farming practices."
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"content": "It is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock addressing the following: 1. Measures being taken to ensure miller compliance with the local wheat purchase programme and enforcement of the agreed minimum cost. 2. The steps being taken to address the quality assurance grading and testing challenges. 3. Position from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development on ensuring that no importation is allowed by any miller until they have bought a quota of the local production. 4. The immediate and long-term strategies to control the Quelea bird infestation in the wheat-growing regions. 5. The status of the research and development initiatives for improved wheat varieties and measures to expedite their release and the actions being taken to strengthen enforcement capabilities by the Kenya Bureau of Standards and the AFA in controlling low-quality grain imports. 6. The Government’s comprehensive plan to establish a fair pricing mechanism for locally produced grain including strategies for enhancing post-harvest management and securing best prices for locally produced grains in order to allow them to compete with the imported ones. 7. The specific plans and timelines for implementing guidelines for the land commercialisation initiative, particularly regarding access to arable land. 8. Measures being considered to revise the land leasing policies to promote long- land-leasing arrangements from 10 to 15 years, aimed at encouraging sustainable farm practices and due investment. 9. A status report on the duty remissions. In 2022, the Government of Kenya forfeited Ksh1.8 billion per month on duty remissions to imported wheat. However, it has not been accounted for on whether this has benefited the farmers or promoted them. Are they going to reinstate the 35 per cent duty on imported grain? Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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"content": "Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Hon. Mutunga, when can you bring a Statement? Hon. DK, what is it?"
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"speaker_name": "Soy, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. David Kiplagat",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to support what the Deputy Speaker has raised on the agony wheat farmers are going through, especially in the North Rift. Wheat production in Kenya has been going down because AFA, which is mandated to protect local production, no longer protects local production, but supports importers. Farmers end up selling wheat for less than Ksh5,000 per bag, nearly equivalent to the cost of maize production per acreage. The cost of maize production per acreage is higher. Farmers are making a lot of losses. It is very important that what the Deputy Speaker has raised is taken into"
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"content": "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."
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"content": "consideration by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development to make sure that wheat farmers are protected and get value for their produce."
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"content": "Hon. Mutunga, can you manage to bring the Statement next week?"
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