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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "have now made it as a devolved corruption. This is one of the reasons why Hillary decided to appear before the Senate. Madam Speaker, on the day that this gentleman appeared; that is in the year 2023 September, that was almost 11 years after the discovery of this particular disease. The consequences the appearance of the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development led to the decision of the Government at the national level. They took that decision to support in the control of the spread of this disease. By extend the supervision of the extension officers who ordinarily are expected to support the farmers and all those who are involved in dealing with this situation. This one intervention was aimed at ensuring that there is reduction in the extension and the spread of the disease for the future. They also supported farmers in order to ensure that they get appropriate seedlings that were either disease resistant or indeed a different variety. That would help the farmer to ensure that they harvest the crop. In other words, there was also a request, which in the petition came as a recommendation that farmers should be encouraged to ensure that they also diversify in having other varieties of the crop. In some instances, take crop insurance that will support them to mitigate the losses. The major gain out of this particular Petition is the recommendation that was made. Among them, of course, the fact that instead of just dealing with the maize as a crop, whether cash or by definition the mainstay of the farmer; they were encouraged that they should be able to have other varieties that are resistant. They should also ensure that they participate fully in terms of the engagement by the extension officers so that we are able to educate them on what to do; we are able to have extension services get to the farmers. A team that was set up by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. Where a multisectoral team was picked up to deal with this menace. As I speak, though we still have this challenge, we still have the disease though in some scattered situations or places. Last year was when we had the first harvest of this crop with limited effects of this disease. This means it is being phased out over time, courtesy of the interventions that were done by the national Government. In this instance, the interventions that the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development in conjunction with KALRO and other related entities have participated in to support the farmers. This could not have happened had it not been for this Petition. This could not have happened had Hillary not taken it upon himself to create an attention in the context of the disease that affected farmers. Part of what has happened is that the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Developmnent has held public barazas across the 75 divisions in the county. As a result, farmers have appreciated planting other varieties or other alternative crops. In Chepalungu constituency where I come from, farmers were encouraged to plant sweet potatoes and other subsistence crops instead of maize. That would not have happened had it not been for this Petition. As a consequence of this Petition, there has been a lot of public awareness and farmers have been informed on what they are supposed to do. I believe that the greatest 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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