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"speaker_name": "Sotik, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Francis Sigei",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to this very important Motion. First of all, I thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the work they did on the Supplementary Budget. Further, I thank the Government, especially His Excellency the President, for targeting agriculture. If we concentrated on agriculture in this country, we would have addressed the big problem of food insecurity. Previously, most of the foreign exchange earned has been used to buy food because of food shortage in this country. I laud the Government for allocating Ksh8.5 billion for fertiliser. The impact of this amount may not be felt by many. But as the Member for Sotik, I understand what that means. This year we will have bumper harvest in this country. That will reduce the problem of food shortage and the issue of cost of living will also be addressed, squarely. I also thank the Government for taking up reforms in sectors like tea, coffee and cotton. These are the leading foreign exchange earners. I urge the government to look more critically into the tea sector. I come from a tea-growing area. Therefore, I request the government to address this sector. I am happy that the government also looked into the issue of dairy farming. I come from a place of dairy farming. This is an industry that has had a lot of problems, especially during the rainy season when milk production is high. Processing companies like the New Kenya Co-operative Creameries lower prices when there is a high supply of milk. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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