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"speaker_name": "Mr. Ndambuki",
"speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Agriculture",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government has put the following measures in place to support cotton farming under the Cotton (Amendment) Act:- (i) Established the Cotton Development Authority. (ii) Funded Cotton Development Authority since its inception as follows:- Year 2006/2007 - Kshs250 million; Year 2007/2008 - Kshs241 million and Year 2008/2009 - Kshs200 million (iii) The Government has also bought five vehicles for cotton promotion activities. (iv) Provision of free cotton seed for planting to farmers, a total of 2,725 metric tonnes valued at Kshs48.9 million between 2006 and 2008. (v) Initiated certified cotton seed multiplication programme with KARI through Mwea and Kibos centres, worth Kshs70 million. (vi) Established demonstration centres on improved husbandry practices in all cotton 3216 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 4, 2008 growing areas. A total of 30,000 farmers have been trained. (b) The mill is privately-owned; so the Government cannot do anything."
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