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    "id": 1183783,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute to this debate on food security by my good friend, Sen. Gataya Mo Fire, the Senator of Tharaka Nithi. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Cherarkey has just brought a Statement here regarding the issue of importation of food. As you are aware, importation of food is caused by scarcity of the product that we have in this country. This Motion is very timely and the recommendations are also very timely in terms of having a well-coordinated strategic grain reserve across the country. This aspect of having a strategic grain reserve is a matter that the Government must give a lot of focus and emphasis. This is because it appears that the policies and plan around having a strategic grain reserve have, over the years, not been adhered to. We expect that this Government will ensure that we have a well-coordinated and managed strategic grain reserve especially for stable food items like maize, beans and other kinds of foods that Kenyans eat, like rice. He has also proposed that we need to develop livestock feeding programmes in arid and semi-arid areas. We have seen so many animals dying in those areas because of drought and farmers have had to bear huge loses because of the death of animals in Turkana, North Eastern and the Eastern part of the country. Those are huge losses to the country which the Government could manage by providing foodstuffs to these livestock so that we have good quality livestock in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, he has also proposed that the National Drought Management Authority should be doing quarterly reports. This authority is not doing its work very well. If they were doing their work very well, they would monitor drought situation in the country, advice the Government in time so that we do not run up and down during drought like in the moment. We should plan well in advance for our people."
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