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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen Pareno",
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    "content": "As a Maasai, I am thinking of how to regulate the milk industry. We have a problem with overproduction of milk and cartels in the milk industry. Therefore, it will be good to come up with an omnibus kind of law to address issues in all the sectors of agriculture. To highlight the problems in the milk sector, I would like to take the example of Mashuru area, where I come from. Can you imagine a litre of milk is selling at Kshs27 only? However, the cost of a litre of milk in Nairobi is three or four times that price. That is total exploitation! The milking processing companies such as Brookside, KCC and many others buy milk at Kshs27 only in Mashuru and sell it at three or four times the cost they get it from the local farmer. The farmers are demoralized because they get very little returns. One time, I considered selling my milk to the big corporations, but changed my mind after I heard the price they had to offer. There is too much exploitation in the milk sector that one is better off drinking their milk rather than selling. However, there are farmers who cannot to consume all their produce because they need food on their tables. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Bill because it has spoken for all the farmers and can lead to a revolution in terms of how we handle our farmers right from the villages. I beg to support this Bill fully and thank Sen. Wambua for coming up with such a brilliant idea."
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