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    "id": 1379107,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1379107/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kavindu Muthama",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Kavindu Muthama",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. Let me start by congratulating the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Development, Hon. Linturi, who was a former Senator in this House. I know when we speak here as Senators, you understand what we are talking about and where we are coming from. I want to congratulate you because you are really on the spot on answering the questions. However, my worry and concern is about mangoes, avocados and passions in Machakos County. Farmers do a lot of work to produce all these fruits and by the time the produce is ready, farmers are exploited by cartels. The cartels go there and buy a mango for Kshs2 and they go and sell these mangoes even locally for Kshs20 a kilo, yet they are buying one piece for Kshs2. What are you doing as the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Development to make sure farmers are not exploited by these cartels? You have talked of July and avocados are almost ready now and actually some of them are ready. What are you doing to make sure that the farmers will not lose? Other farmers end up giving these fruits to the cows to eat because they have nowhere to sell them and yet we encourage them to do farming so that they can benefit and we can have enough. Why can the Government not plan to bring machines for making juices and find a market for these people so that they do not keep on suffering? Thank you, Hon. Cabinet Secretary. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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