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    "id": 1048957,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1048957/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 124,
        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": "In the area of agricultural production, they may have excess production which they want to channel to a market. This society can help them to put it into a warehousing system. We have passed a Bill, which is an Act of Parliament on warehousing which seeks to set up warehousing facilities in various regions. Therefore, when the societies have extra production, they can channel the savings of their earnings through the warehousing. One case that comes to mind, we have so much avocado in Kisii. I feel pain when I see people coming from Nairobi to Kisii and paying Kshs2 to the farmer per avocado. However, when they come here the only thing they do is grading, add value to items which are sold outside the country for USD$3 or USD$5 which is Kshs500 while the poor farmer who has struggled to raise the avocado is paid Kshs2. If they had a primary society on how to do the collection of their produce, grade for export and for local consumption. You give them the skills to do the grading and enhance the capacity to earn more. This is a primary element where we need to have this amendment as soon as it can be done so that people can earn dividends out of them."
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