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"content": "in Kikuyu, Prosopis juliflora in English and etirai in Turkana. It is a big menace. Most of our farms along the river have been taken over by this weed. Farming is now a challenge in Turkana. I believe we will curb this weed if cotton farming is revived in Turkana. Thirdly, I support this Bill because it will create employment. We will have cotton industrial parks as proposed in the Kenya Kwanza Manifesto. This will create employment. Money will exchange hands and our economy will stabilise. I heard someone say that research has shown that cotton is also used as animal feed. Turkana County, which is a pastoralist community, can then use cotton as animal feed. It will be very beneficial to our county. I want to be on record in support of this Bill. Cotton production is welcome in Turkana. We will practise it along the River Turkwel and River Kerio. It will help us to deal with the"
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