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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other issue is about maize. I can see that we have a supplementary vote of about Kshs1.3 billion to buy maize. I also want to say that this is not enough money for this purpose. In the last three months, we, as a country, are blessed. We have received quite substantial rainfall. There will be a boom harvest in major parts of this country. I think it will be another disaster for the Government not to buy all the maize from farmers and let it rot in the farms. It is good that we allocate more money for buying maize. If we say we will allocate more money for buying maize in the upcoming Budget in June, it maybe a little bit late in some areas because rainfall patterns in this country are different. In Loitokitok, it is now harvesting time. It is good that a lot of money be given to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to buy more maize from farmers. Also tied to that, it is good that I bring to the attention of the Minister for Agriculture that the NCPB sometimes tends to impoverish the farmers. I remember there is a case in my constituency where the NCPB bought maize from farmers in 2007 and they never returned the gunny bags. About 36,00 bags have not been returned to farmers. Farmers should be compensated for that loss. It is good we give more money to that vote."
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