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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "You heard Sen. Sakaja mention a project that is being undertaken in Dagoretti South by Hon. John K.J. Kiarie that ensures that children are fed. The children in that programme are mindful of their siblings. They only take perhaps a quarter of the 650 grams of food and take the rest home to share with their siblings. That tells you that as parents, we have failed in our responsibilities and it is now children who are looking out for each other. This is unfortunate and ought not to be the case. I most sincerely hope that once we have passed this Bill and it is sent to the ‘lower’ House for their concurrence, we can quickly enact it to be part and parcel of our laws. That the county governments would set aside the requisite funds to ensure children in schools are fed. In there also lies a business opportunity. As many of the Senators have observed in their contributions, once you have generated the necessary demand in any county, you are assured of a market. The number of primary schools in a particular market are ready to purchase. I am sure that this is what we are talking about when we say value based agriculture. We shall ensure that our farmers are trained to know that there is an assured market for their milk, which is something that many of them are not very certain about. The prices within the dairy sector, which is hugely under a monopoly, have been dwindling. This is another avenue created for dairy farmers which I want to believe. There is no part of this country that you will go to and not find dairy farmers. I am sure that the passage of this Bill will generate interest so that this will be the opportunity for many of the young people who are still struggling and considering whether agriculture can generate the necessary resources for them. Congratulations, Sen. Kwamboka. Madam Temporary Speaker. I support."
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