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    "id": 334946,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruteere",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Silas Muriuki Ruteere",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to start by thanking hon. Kioni for introducing this very important Bill. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there was a time when all the agricultural products, including coffee, tea and pyrethrum were doing so well in Kenya. But a time came when all the institutions which were running these very important agricultural products were run down. Among the institutions which were run down was the one in charge of pyrethrum. This is because almost all the property belonging to the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya was actually vandalized and taken. Farmers delivered their products and for years were never paid, yet the people who were in charge were walking on the streets with a lot of money in their pockets. This Bill will bring sanity in the production of pyrethrum and the way things are run. It will also bring confidence to the farmers. The Authority will assure the farmers of payment for their products. This kind of guarantee to the farmers is what is lacking. If we have this guarantee, then we can be sure that our agricultural economic activities will be enhanced and people will go back to where there is land available. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill should have been there yesterday. This House should pass it with immediate effect, so that pyrethrum can be grown, harvested and sold. We know that we can be a world exporter of pyrethrum, because the pyrethrum products from Kenya are of the best quality, just like we have the best quality coffee and tea. We are endowed with very good soils for the production of the best quality agricultural products. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in supporting this Bill."
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