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"content": "(4) The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) to enhance surveillance and monitoring of the disease and promote the adoption by farmers in the County. (5) The Pest Control and Products Board should ensure that availability of effective and safe pest control products in managing the disease. (6) The national and county government should provide farmers with training and extension services, alternative crop varieties. (7) The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries should conduct regular monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of these recommendations. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the catastrophic maize disease in Bomet poses a significant threat to food security and livelihoods to farmers in this region. The Committee’s recommendations provide a roadmap to addressing the crisis and ensuring a sustainable for maize production in Bomet County and beyond. The positive is that Kenya Seed Company has developed a maize variety that is resistant to maize lethal necrosis disease. I beg to move and request Sen. Cherarkey to second."
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