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"content": "aside for counselling and talking care of these people and make their relatuves understand that mental illness is like any other disease."
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"content": " The Senate Majority Leader, proceed."
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"content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to comment on this statement by Sen. Olekina on the importation of wheat. We have just had our elections and members are about to take over their responsibilities. There must be a proper plan and guidance for the country. Listening to many of my colleagues this afternoon, it is clear they do not understand that certain matters are beyond the reach of Kenya alone. This is because the legal notice that Sen. Olekina is referring to is an East African Community (EAC) regional notice, which Kenya is a signatory to. It is not as simple as just having either the Council of Ministers say this or the other; these are some of the things we be raising at the Heads of State Summit, considering that certain---"
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, on a point of information."
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"content": " Sen. Cheruiyot, would you wish to be informed by Sen. Olekina?"
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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not mind being informed."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Also, I thank the Senate Majority Leader for allowing me to inform him. The Council of Ministers, whose chairman is the current Cabinet Secretary in charge of the Treasury in South Sudan, is comprised of Cabinet Secretaries of East Africa who deal with the Treasury. So, these are the members who go and sit together to agree on what will be zero-rated to allow millers to import wheat. We expect our Cabinet Secretary to agree with the Council. However, before signing, mop up all the locally produced wheat. This is the issue. The Cabinet Secretary of Treasury in Kenya – If you look at the list, I am happy to share the legal notice with everyone. All the companies listed are Kenyan companies. All of them are trading in Kenya. They are the millers. They are the local millers who are buying. In fact, to add to the information tomorrow, we have secured a meeting with the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries because he was not aware of this legal notice. It is a matter of full disclosure. We must also consider the needs and interests of our people. Thank you."
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"content": " Thank you for that additional information. Sen. Olekina, you agree with what I said that, it is beyond Kenya alone to make certain decisions. We know what we are good at. Sen. Olekina, the point I wanted to make is that certain countries such as Tanzania and others, have excess maize production. The Tanzanian President spoke about the fact that they produced in anticipation that their traditional market, Kenya, would be available. Unfortunately, or fortunately for the Kenyan people, thanks to the overproduction on our side, that market is not available. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "What we expect from our Cabinet Secretaries, which is the point that I wanted to make before you volunteered additional information, is to bring this information to the fore. However, Sen. Olekina, there is a question that we must ask ourselves. What is it that makes these millers prefer to bring wheat or whatever they are importing from out of the country in total disregard of locally available stocks? Once that question is answered, we will help our farmers produce. Is it a question of quality? Is it a question of price? Whatever the case might be, our millers prefer imports from outside the country. I believe that it is possible for us, as either policymakers or legislators, to find ways in which we can support our farmers. If it is an issue of quality, farmers could produce the kind of quality that the millers are looking for. If it is an issue of price, then we need to ensure that we subsidise them to the point that they become competitive so that the millers can buy. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hope that our newly constituted Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries will investigate the full details of this particular issue so that we can provide the right intervention to ensure that the farmers enjoy the product of their sweat. On the other hand, the millers also get a product that is available to them at the right quantity, quality and price. That is how a thriving economy works. Let us turn to the committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries with this new challenge that our country faces. I thank you."
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"content": " Sen. Faki, proceed."
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