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    "id": 1379769,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Trans Nzoia County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Lillian Siyoi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this chance to also contribute to this Bill moved by my friend, Hon. Emaase. I support it. Almost all the Members have spoken about job creation. We are privileged in this country because our land is very fertile. The only problem is that we have ignored crops that could bring too much profit to this country and concentrated on those that create monopolies. The western region is one of the areas that are good cotton producers. This area was left behind because farmers lacked markets, information, and seeds when we planted cotton some years back. The Mover of this Bill has spoken about production, processing, marketing, and distribution. On production, we must develop a framework where we will have a board that will enable farmers to know the kind of seeds they need. They also need to do good soil testing to know what can be planted in what area to avoid duplication and monopoly of plantation in this country. If we can help farmers produce and improve their production, it will be profitable for this country. I also want to talk about processing. When we plant crops but do not have factories to process the produce, it discourages farmers, and they may disregard what they can produce well and instead start growing what is marketable. This may lead to planting what is not suitable 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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