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    "id": 1060816,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwea, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Josphat Kabinga",
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        "legal_name": "Josphat Kabinga Wachira",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to comment on the first Petition by my brother, Hon. Munene Wambugu, the Member for Kirinyaga Central. I am familiar with the location that has been referred to. That is where my in-laws come from. This is a major concern. Having two factories erected at the same area and targeting the same farmers could easily result to a conflict. That needs to be looked at seriously. I also take note that there has been lack of consultation by some of our parastatals, bodies and institutions in as far as the farmers are concerned. We have assumed farmers for a long time. We have assumed that they have got only one role of producing what they are supposed to produce. Take note that, even the land that we are talking about is held by those institutions on behalf of the farmers who are the ultimate owners of that land. Issues surrounding the Kenya Tea Development Agency which keeps on going to court over everything, needs to be looked at before our tea farmers suffer. On international investments, we like them. They are good, but we need to have detailed information on such investments. At the end of the day, as representatives of the people, we are accountable to our people. When our farmers get into problems they turn to us. In my own place in Mwea, there are some international investors who come with good plans on how to buy rice. However, at the end of the day, we need to understand some of these companies, their sustainability and if they went under, who we will turn to. Otherwise, we may end up having cases similar to pyramid schemes which come up well, but end up inflicting suffering on the people. Therefore, I support that Petition and hope that the Ministry of Agriculture is either having information about that particular factory or it is going to undertake serious investigation to prevent further suffering of farmers. Thank you."
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