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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
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        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
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    "content": "government for some people to enrich themselves only for the government to come and bail the farmers out. Having a clear starting slate will ensure that farmers of this country will not only enjoy their sweat but are also protected by the Government. That can only be done when it is anchored in a living document as envisaged in this Bill. There are however a few things that need to be amended as we move on. Having said that, it is also important to say that law in itself is not static. It is a flexible document that will change with time. Some of the clauses will need to be modified so that as we build capacity at the grassroots level, we will ensure that we also put in place regulations, operationalize the law by making sure that some of the impractical clauses can be amended. The introduction of sectors and zones in the sugar-growing sector is a welcome move. It is not only going to be good for elections but also for the millers to be able to create incentives so that they can get out growers and farmers who will prepare to sell sugar cane to them. In all other farming sectors, I know because I sit in this Committee, we are preparing ourselves, so that by the time we are with our term in this Senate, the history of this country and that of agriculture and the problems that have confronted it in this country will never be the same again. The commitment from our Chairperson Sen. (Dr.) Murango is that nobody again in this country will stand up and use the agricultural sector as a campaign tool. This is because we are going to do what it takes to ensure that what has been promised for the last 60 years is implemented. That is possible because we have a Government that is coming with a lot of political goodwill to ensure that we deliver the farmers of this country from the yoke and the bondage they have been suffering from people acting as brokers, go-betweens, and marketers. With the commitment of this Committee and the political goodwill from the national government and the fulfilment of the plan, yes, we will deliver the Kenyan farmers from the bondage of brokerage and oppressors. We want to change this country once and for all. I support."
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