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    "id": 1018226,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for also giving me this opportunity to support this Statement. It is quite unfortunate that we are taking such a great parastatal that has been assisting our famers to the Defence Forces without any legal framework. The KMC has been assisting farmers for many years. I even know many business people from my county who have been benefiting from this facility. For many years, we have been praying that this facility should be devolved to the counties. Right now, I think part of it should be right in the pastoralist areas, where there is raw material. The raw material for KMC is livestock that is found in the counties. It is quite unfortunate that we are reverting these to the defence forces. The defence forces should be engaged in taking care of the livestock that are stolen through cattle rustling from the farmers, so that the farmers are able to supply this raw material to KMC. One important issue that the Government should have done is to sell shares to the farmers to be able to strengthen KMC. It is quite unfortunate, as my colleagues have spoken, that we have seen KCC collapse. Many of the peasant farmers used to supply milk to KCC and take many of their children to school. Some of us are a product of KCC funding, where farmers used to take their milk. The KTDA has not been left behind. In fact, the Government has meddled around with issues of KTDA. As we speak, KTDA farmers are just like hawkers in their farms. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a challenge. We are calling upon the Government to reverse this scenario. I think the Nairobi City County has been complaining about the fact that the county has been handed to the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) that is run by military personnel. I do not know whether the military has better personnel rather than looking for better skilled man power elsewhere. I am sure that leadership can be found elsewhere other than in the military. I am sure that taking KMC to the military will cripple it, and eventually, it will be no more. It is not only the pastoralists that will cry, but also many people who have been benefiting from this."
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