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    "id": 1502146,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1502146/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Uasin Gishu County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gladys Boss",
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    "content": "It is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock addressing the following: 1. Measures being taken to ensure miller compliance with the local wheat purchase programme and enforcement of the agreed minimum cost. 2. The steps being taken to address the quality assurance grading and testing challenges. 3. Position from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development on ensuring that no importation is allowed by any miller until they have bought a quota of the local production. 4. The immediate and long-term strategies to control the Quelea bird infestation in the wheat-growing regions. 5. The status of the research and development initiatives for improved wheat varieties and measures to expedite their release and the actions being taken to strengthen enforcement capabilities by the Kenya Bureau of Standards and the AFA in controlling low-quality grain imports. 6. The Government’s comprehensive plan to establish a fair pricing mechanism for locally produced grain including strategies for enhancing post-harvest management and securing best prices for locally produced grains in order to allow them to compete with the imported ones. 7. The specific plans and timelines for implementing guidelines for the land commercialisation initiative, particularly regarding access to arable land. 8. Measures being considered to revise the land leasing policies to promote long- land-leasing arrangements from 10 to 15 years, aimed at encouraging sustainable farm practices and due investment. 9. A status report on the duty remissions. In 2022, the Government of Kenya forfeited Ksh1.8 billion per month on duty remissions to imported wheat. However, it has not been accounted for on whether this has benefited the farmers or promoted them. Are they going to reinstate the 35 per cent duty on imported grain? Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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