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    "id": 1525521,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1525521/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": ". I also want to congratulate the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. The issue of maize diseases continues to give us a challenge. Maize is grown in all the counties and even across our borders. The challenge sometimes emanates from the seeds because the organisations that propagate the seeds are not keen to prevent some of these challenges. The Kenya Seed should come up with seeds based on the soil type and climatic conditions of a region. They should, therefore, not develop the same seed for Narok and Nandi or Bomet. I am happy that Kenya Seed Company Limited has developed maize that is resistant to maize lethal necrosis in fight against that disease. As we thank the Kenya Seed Company Limited, we also want to challenge the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development and Bomet County Government to compensate the farmers. The issue of compensation of livestock through insurance in Northern Kenya should be extended to maize farmers. I saw border clashes in Kisii and Narok counties and acres of sugarcane were burnt. We, therefore, must normalize compensation. Being a farmer, in this country, is hard. I am a small-time farmer and the money that one puts in farming is not equal to what they get after harvesting. It is one of the hardest things to do in this country. That is why the average age of a farmer is 50 years. That means that farming is never attractive to the young vibrant people. We should make farming to be an agribusiness. The input should be less for us to encourage the young people to start farming. Your guests, who are in the public gallery, are still young and we should think of how we can make them get into farming. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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