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"speaker_name": "Dr. Kosgei",
"speaker_title": "The Minister for Agriculture",
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"legal_name": "Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we talk about the problems of livestock we all know that somewhere along the line we have to try and destock. We cannot do that without having enough resources for the livestock farmers to have an alternative lifestyle. In any event, we know that we could assist to get them to be able to feed their animals with the right water and, perhaps, have for them some type of fodder. We do have a problem and I would invite any of you to look at the Budget we had in the last 12 months and tell us if there is anything there that we could have done, but we did not do. I am on record in this House in January saying that we in the Ministry of Agriculture wanted to bring to the attention of the country that there was a grain shortage around the world. We called for the maize to be made available for people when there is a shortage of food. I want to use this opportunity to say the same thing. There is enough maize in the country for us now not to spend so much of our time arguing about GMOs or lack of"
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