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"speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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"content": "Thank you so much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support my home county Senator, Sen. Wambua, on this wonderful mung bean Bill. As a champion of agriculture, in regards to my current Bill on Agriculture and Livestock Extension Services, I am very happy to see this Bill on the Floor of this House. This Bill expounds and brings about the achievements of the extension, as I talk about making sure that our cash crops get the value that they deserve. The Bill has talked about research methods in Clause 4. This is one of the areas in agriculture that need to be well funded, so that farmers can get the right methodologies of ensuring that there are yields of different crops, including the mung bean are maximized. Research will include areas like the soil PH levels, which is very important, fertilizers and the type of pesticides controls that need to be used. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on pesticides, I am very happy that in the Finance Bill that is currently ongoing, the Government has exempted raw materials on pesticides. This is going to reduce the cost of production for the different products of agriculture. Being specific on mung bean, this is a crop that highly germinates very well in our"
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