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    "id": 1015510,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Cecily Mbarire",
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        "legal_name": "Cecily Mutitu Mbarire",
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    "content": " Sorry, Hon. Speaker. I have looked at my card. I do not know where I misplaced it. I am trying to replace it. However, let me thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Petition by Hon. John Paul Mwirigi, the Member for Igembe South and thank him for bringing this very important Petition. Hon. Speaker, I come from Embu County where iraa, but whose name is Muguka is produced in large volumes. In addition, we also add our voice to this Petition by saying that there is really a need for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock to take this crop more seriously. We are aware that there was a Taskforce whose Report is known and is before the Ministry. However, we feel that whatever recommendations the Taskforce came up with will not be implemented unless money is actually allocated to those programs. Moreover, Hon. Speaker, from where I sit, Miraa is the next biggest thing in terms of economic support to the farmers in our region, especially so in Embu, Tharaka Nithi and Meru counties. Therefore, I am really hoping that the Committee will do justice to this Petition but, more importantly, that the Ministry of Agriculture will take this matter very seriously. There is need to allocate a lot of money towards its marketing. There is need to even improve on the value of the crop by the time it gets to the farmers so that even the issue of cooling, providing coolers for those crops before they get to the market and transporting them in proper air conditioned trucks like those that do horticulture. This is so that we do not have to use small cars that drive so fast and cause many accidents on the road. Therefore, I really look forward to this engagement with the Committee. Furthermore, I want to thank the MP once more for realizing that it is really time for us to push this crop to the next level so that it can get proper Government recognition and budgeting. Thank you Hon. Speaker."
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