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    "id": 1184372,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1184372/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Butula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Maero Oyula",
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    "content": "I also thank the Mheshimiwa who has brought this Motion because it is timely. The Government of Kenya wants to lie to Kenyans. It knows very well that it is supposed to provide funds to the NCPB to enable them buy maize from farmers. The NCPB is, in turn, supposed to put maize on the market. Farmers are still stocking maize. As we speak, maize stocks of the crop of 2021 are still in the stores. It is only now that some farmers have started to dispose them. If those stocks are still in the stores, why does the Government not use the money it has earmarked for importation of GMO maize to mop up those stocks and supply them to the people who have been hit by drought in this country? People will look at Kenya as a country which does things that are unexpected. We cannot let our maize rot in stores and buy GMO maize from elsewhere and feed our people. It has been proved that GMO foodstuffs cause a lot of harm to people. As it has already been mentioned, we will have many funerals if we introduce GMOs in the country. We are going to spend a lot of money on healthcare and yet, our health facilities are not good enough. Let the Government look at the most appropriate ways of handling food shortages, if there are any in this country. Let us fund farmers appropriately. Let us ensure that farmers sell their produce at reasonable prices in order to encourage farming for sustainable food production in the country. If we continue to import food commodities that are going to kill our people, we will not be doing the right thing. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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