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    "id": 1183802,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "farming and doing maize business. Everything from clothes, school fees and livelihoods has been because of maize. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know there are people who want to kill maize but it shall not happen under our watch. Sugarcane was killed. It reached a time where sugarcane in this country was being imported from Brazil and repackaged into packets of Mumias Sugar Company. That is how it was destroyed. Coffee is on its knees. Tea is in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Miraa is receiving its last song called dirge in literature. If we do not rise and protect the interest of farming, there will be no food security. Currently, there is Ukraine and Russian war. Imagine what would have happened if we were depending on Ukraine to get food in this country. What would have happened? We need to be honest in this country and ask our CSs especially the Trade CS to stop making reckless statements that should not be said by anyone deserving leadership in this country. Some of us are ready to teach him leadership etiquette and mannerisms on how he can do good public speaking without antagonizing our people unnecessarily. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree on the issue of working with counties; that they must be given priority. The role of the Ministry of Agriculture is only on national policies. One of my colleagues has asked where the country Governments are. I have seen the statement by the Council of Governors (COG). The immediate former Speaker of this House, Hon. Lusaka has issued a statement on behalf of the COG. We are interested to have this conversation as stakeholders. Our interest is on the farmer and the common mwananchi and not to antagonize anybody or agency. I thank the COG for bringing that to the attention of the Nation. We are looking forward to partnering as we move into the future. We do not want animals from Kajiado and drought-stricken areas to be bought at Kshs1,500 per head. They should also be given value. That is how we protect that farmer. When you go to Kajiado, Marsabit or Turkana, their livelihoods is livestock. Therefore, they should be bought at a good price. Let them get value so that they sustain the farmer under guaranteed minimum returns. I agree with the Government of President William Ruto because that has said it is important to subsidize production than consumption. We shall support the Government when it comes to putting in place rules, regulations and structures that will ensure we subsidize production going into the future. I assure the country that if we plan better and famine and drought strike, no Kenyan should die of hunger and no child should cook a chameleon. That happened somewhere in Elburgon, Nakuru simply because there was no food. The aim of sustainable development goals is to have a food sustainable Nation. We shall support the Government in making sure there are policies. I want to thank the Senate Minority Leader, Justice Retired Sen. Madzayo and a ranking Member of this House for having a conversation about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). The Cabined approved GMO products. When we went for a meeting with the President, he assured us that there would be a conversation from all stakeholders. That will include Parliament, church and the public in order to ensure we have a consensus on the issue of GMO products in the country. Therefore, I thank the Senate Minority Leader, for having that conversation. I am a very forthright person. I was not part of the conversation because of exigencies of"
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