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    "id": 1045062,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1045062/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, that becomes very important information even when it comes with discussions with financing institutions on acquiring loans and grants to help the cause of farmers. This Bill gives that responsibility to county governments through their CECs responsible for agriculture. I have spoken about the issue of the licenses; that the traders will have to be licensed by the county governments and regulated in regard to the extent to which they interact with the ndengu farmers in all the respective counties. There will be prescribed application forms for licenses for the traders. Madam Temporary Speaker, so that I do not take all the time moving this Bill, which is a straightforward and self-explanatory Bill, I urge my colleagues to support it. In supporting this Bill, this Senate will be discharging its responsibility to take care of the interests of our people in our counties. It should not be misconstrued that this Bill is just targeted at one or two counties in this country. Just a casual look at the regions where this ndengu can be grown, starting all the way from Taita-Taveta County to Kajiado County, where you come from, to Makueni, Machakos, Kitui, Embu, Meru and Tharaka-Nithi counties. Madam Temporary Speaker, a huge section of this country can be facilitated and supported to grow ndengu, to do two things which are very important. First, is to provide a livelihood to hundreds and thousands of Kenyans. As we provide that livelihood to the farmers directly, it also provides a livelihood in terms of direct and indirect employment for millions of Kenyans. This Bill, if it succeeds, and I know it will, will also give us an opportunity to expand the menu for our feeding programmes to schools and military. Madam Temporary Speaker, I urge Members to truly support this Bill, so that we begin to show, as a Senate, that indeed we care for our farmers and the future of this nation. Madam Temporary Speaker, with those few or many remarks, I beg to move that the Mung Beans Bill, 2020 be now read a Second Time and call upon Sen. Farhiya to second. I thank you."
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