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    "content": "Government is to ensure that these funds are utilized for their intended purposes. The Kshs1.3 billion that we are asking for maize purchases is to take care of the same issue that she mentioned with regard to agricultural productivity. As a result of Government intervention via irrigation under the Stimulus Programme and provision of fertilizers, seeds and also God’s gift of good rain, we experienced a bumper harvest. As a result, that is why we are requesting for an additional Kshs1.3 billion in this Supplementary Estimates in order to purchase that maize. There is no intention on the part of the Government to import any maize. Any maize that is at the port is being imported by private millers and not by the Government of Kenya. We all recognize that we have problems with procurement and as a Government; we are working hard to ensure that we create greater efficiencies in terms of our own procurement. I am indeed working on a new procurement system that, we believe, will be able to bring greater efficiencies to the procurement system that we have in our country."
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