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    "id": 1525526,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1525526/?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": "The reason Kenya Power Company (KPC) can take years to respond to challenges that are there across the country such as in Mandera County is because they are a monopoly. If we were to open up KPC and KSC, then we would allow more sector players and there will be fair competition in the markets. Therefore, I appeal to KSC, that even as they make the prices affordable for farmers, they should ensure that the seeds in the market are of good quality, so that we do not have Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) that can affect our farmers. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am bringing a legislative intervention. I am happy the Government is mopping more than 34,000 bags of wheat in Narok County. Why is it that wheat, beans, potatoes and ndengu are in 50 kiogrammes. I heard somebody being referred to a ndengu farmer and he felt very bad. If I am referred as a cattle farmer, I do not have a problem. I do not know why people have a problem of being called ndengu farmers. If you call me mfugaji, I will not have a problem. If all these are 50 kilogrammes, why is it that maize is 90 kilogrammes? I hope the consumers of Ugali, like Sen. M. Kajwang', should not lie that he is eating spaghetti because from his physique, he is the beneficiary of ugali. He cannot lie. Let him be fair because he must eat ugali. Why is it that there is 50 kilogrammes for all cereals, but when it comes to maize, it is 90 kilogrammes? We want to amend this. I am aware Narok County plants a lot of maize. I am bringing an amendment that all cereals be in 50 kilogrammes bags. Why is it that with other cereals it is 50 kilogrammes, but when it comes to maize it is 90 kilogrammes yet we are not getting good price of Kshs3,500? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when you farm in Narok County the same way I do, you must lease the farm and get a tractor which is expensive in terms of fuel. You must also dry it to avoid aflatoxins and even go to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to sell it. Afterwards, you do not get value. That is why in Kericho, Nandi, Trans Nzoia, Kakamega, Uasin Gishu and even Meru counties, farmers plant for consumption only. The market does not give value. I agree with the petitioner as I second. KSC has a duty of care. Senior Counsels such as Sen. Mungatana, MGH will tell you that they owe a duty of care. That they must 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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