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"content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)The Kenya Red Cross Society does not buy rice and has never bought rice locally for food distribution. The entire scope of their food interventions whether via direct food aid or food security initiative are non-rice related unless there is a specific rice donation. (b)Therefore, the Red Cross does not buy any rice from Mwea Society."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other day, there was the Kenyans for Kenyans programme and money was being distributed to buy foodstuff for the starving Kenyans. Money was handed over to the institution of Red Cross which we expected some activities as purchase of rice in Mwea which was part of the food that the Kenya Red Cross distributes. Could the Minister tell us whether with the improvement of the scheme, the Government programme on the purchase of rice will start?"
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, once the scheme is under process, perhaps, we will buy because the Government then will be under obligation to support the farmers. However, under the Act that incorporated the Kenya Red Cross, I cannot dictate to them where they will purchase their rice or other foodstuff."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when you travel to Mwea area, you find that most of the small-scale farmers are hawking rice by the roadside. Would that have to wait for the Government for the project to be upgraded, so that they can buy? Why would you not make effort and buy what has already been produced to support the farmers? Why do they have the economic stimulus programmes if what we have today the Government cannot cater for the farmers?"
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry has a contract with a supplier and when we needed rice, the Mwea Irrigation Scheme did not have adequate supplies and they were also not willing to sell at the price that the contractor wanted to buy."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the same note, I would like to know what is the Government policy about buying locally grown foods like rice, vegetables and potatoes from Nyandarua and feeding people in those areas that have been hit by drought. What is the policy of the Ministry for supporting farmers locally?"
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we would love to buy the vegetables and potatoes, but they are perishables. So, in most cases, they may not last the duration that we need to transport them to wherever we need to take them."
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"content": "On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. People in Nairobi feeds on potatoes and vegetables yet they are perishable. When Kieni is dry---"
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"content": " What is your point of order, Mr. Ngugi?"
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, is the Minister in order to mislead this House that perishables cannot feed all those who are hungry when it is very well known that Nairobi feeds on potatoes and cabbages and we could feed Kieni and Makuyu?"
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