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    "id": 1191128,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Laikipia East, TSP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri",
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    "content": "That is why it is important for us to discuss issues of agricultural extension. Do we have Kenyans who are trained enough to teach Kenyans how to apply those chemicals – including those that are not harmful – at the county or national level? You find people spraying their farms with no protection gear and without observing hygiene in terms of what they should do after applying those chemicals. Some farmers spray their vegetables in the morning and then they take them to the market in the afternoon. Do we have any food safety law, because that is where we should start from? Once again, are we even implementing the laws that we have today? It shows how we have neglected ourselves, our people, and we continue to blame others. We know the companies and they know themselves. Their cases were decided globally. Those companies cannot sell these products in their countries. Even if they do so, they do it under supervision, and they adhere to the rules and regulations. However, this is the only place they come to dump their chemical pesticides. They do not care. They do not alert and educate us on their dangers. There is no information about them. The institutions that should do so do not do it. With technology these days, there are applications which even people in the villages can follow the laid down procedures. It is high time that this House decisively comes up with a law, ensure that it is followed, and empower the Committee on Implementation, if it is not empowered. Above all, monitoring is a must in this country. People are suffering. Central province and the whole country has suffered. It is high time that we support this Motion. I believe that we shall have amendments that should be adhered to or followed to ensure that we protect our people."
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