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    "speaker_name": "Hon. ole Ntutu",
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        "legal_name": "Patrick Keturet Ole Ntutu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. My names are Patrick Keturet ole Ntutu. I know it is a little bit hard to pronounce the second name. Let me begin by supporting this Motion, which is very important and has come at the right time. I want to thank my good friend, hon. James Bett, for bringing the Motion. In this country, the only commodity whose price has never gone up is milk. Honestly, when you look at all the other commodities in this country, their prices have been going up except the price of milk. I support this Motion because 90 per cent of my constituents are livestock farmers. Most of the Members who have spoken have said that milk sells at Kshs27 per litre. In my constituency, it sells at Kshs19 per litre. It is a pitty and a shame for our country to see that water is more expensive than milk. We all know that milk has more nutrients than water, yet as livestock farmers, we continue to suffer because of these low prices. One of my colleagues said that one litre of milk in Nairobi costs Kshs100. That is true because the 500ml packet costs Ksh50. But how much do they pay the dairy farmer for one litre? In fact, they pay very little money. In fact, it is very little money. So, we think the Government can increase the price of milk. But what we are saying as pastoralists is this: We should have three things, if the Government wants to help farmers. One, let us put coolers in our local areas, our constituencies and wards to store milk. Secondly, we should put up milk processing plants where milk can be processed. The same thing should apply to packaging plants. That is the only way the value of our milk will increase. But just saying that, “we must increase,” is a tall order. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also support this Motion because the majority in our population consumes milk. Many farmers are suffering. I support this Motion because it can employ our local people if the prices are increased. They say that agriculture is the backbone of our economy. If the Government is really serious in improving our economy, it must address the plight of our farmers. That is the only way of going forward. I know that His Excellency the President in his Jubilee Manifesto said that we should start giving children who are in school milk. I also want to urge our President not to go back on that promise because it The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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