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    "id": 1571351,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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    "content": "It is very important to say that agriculture still remains the mainstay of this country. A lot of agricultural activities happen in the rural areas yet these areas have a problem of roads. They are not tarmacked roads nor graded roads. They are just rough earth roads. What we lose in terms of post-harvest losses is colossal because you cannot get your goods to the market because of bad roads. These roads are mostly in the hands of the counties that receive billions of money, not only through the county allocation, but even more special allocations that we vote on this Floor. Governors and county governments do not consider that those roads are more important than the seats, the carpets and the vehicles that they drive around. If they were to open the roads in the rural areas and tarmac them, and ensure that farmers’ products have good access to the market, they would have raised more revenue which they would have used to buy golden seats if they wanted. What they want to do is to buy the seats before they open taps for revenue to come in. One of the best ways to open taps for revenue to come into the counties is to ensure you have access to markets for farm products. I want to request counties that are there to have a target."
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