{"id":175744,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/175744/?format=json","text_counter":217,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Mbiuki","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Agriculture","speaker":{"id":79,"legal_name":"Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki","slug":"japhet-kareke-mbiuki"},"content":" Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government made deliberate efforts to increase the price of maize from Kshs1,750, and we are currently buying it at Kshs1,950 a bag, which is highly commendable. The market is free; if the farmers find a better alternative to the millers, they can go ahead and sell elsewhere. But as the Government, we are buying at Kshs1,950, cash on delivery."}