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    "content": "Parliament. One of the far-reaching recommendations we made was interventions by the Government in supporting the farmer particularly on inputs and in particular fertilizer, but that report is gathering dust somewhere. It is a report that was acclaimed by the whole House. However, because this House has no Committee on Implementation, there is no follow up mechanism to see that all those good recommendations are implemented. I understand that the Senate Business Committee (SBC) has recommended the return of the Committee on Implementation. I hope it comes as soon as is practically possible. Madam Deputy Speaker, our country is agricultural and over 70 per cent of its workforce is in the agricultural sector. For a Government committed to creating jobs, that is the area where the focus should be. During President Kibaki„s time the cost of fertilizer at peak planting period for maize particularly was Kshs1,600. Now, we are buying fertilizer at Kshs4500, and some shylocks are selling at Kshs5,000. There is no way, whether you are a tea, coffee, maize, wheat, or rice farmer you can get any return from farming if the input is that high. I strongly support this Statement. I do not see, Sen. Ndwiga, here who is quite active. His Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries should look into this and compel the Ministry of Agriculture to reinstitute the subsidy programme on seed and fertilizer to help the farmers produce food at affordable cost for Kenyans."
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