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    "id": 1017261,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1017261/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seed Farmers Have Deficits in the Banks",
    "speaker_title": "",
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    "content": "(1) That 99 per cent of seed farmers have deficits in various banks. (2) That the Government is not supporting them through subsidies and loan waivers (3) That seed farmers are getting no incentives We have made the best efforts to have these matters addressed by the relevant authorities all of which have failed to give us satisfactory response- That none of the issues raised in this Petition is pending in any court of law, constitutional or any other legal body. Our humble Petitioners pray that the Senate- (1) Intervenes to ensure there is a specific policy for seed farmers. (2) That the Senate helps in creating an institutional framework to have local farmers represented in all agricultural statutory organisations (3) That the Senate ensures the introduction of the guaranteed minimum return policy for see farmers (4) That the Senate intervenes to ensure a comprehensive review of the crop insurance taken for seed production. (5) That the Senate intervenes to ensure that no maize importation until farmers have exhausted their stocks. (6) That the Senate intervenes to enable price increase of seed maize produce delivered to Kenya Seed Company by 60 percent due to inflation increased cost of production, uncertainty caused by climatic change and other factors. (7) That the Senate intervenes to ensure that there is a regulatory miller to help in regulation and add value to what the farmers are doing. (8) That the Senate intervenes to ensure that farmers are paid promptly by Kenya seed companies. (9) That the Senate intervenes to ensure that famers are properly identified for purposes of proper allocation of fertilizer based on their acreage. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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