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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Muhia",
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        "legal_name": "Wanjiku Muhia",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I support this Motion, I feel that there are some gaps that we need to address and I wish to move the amendment as follows:- THAT, the Motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “House” and inserting thereof the words “resolves that the Government should urgently review the farm gate price to Kshs45 per litre and review the price from time to time to reflect the cost of production”. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to say that many Motions have been read in this House and many hon. Member speak of “urging the Government”. I feel it is time that hon. Members spoke of “resolves” instead of “urges”, so that we can see how far or how serious the Government can take the implementation of the Bills originating from the resolutions of this House. With regard to the price, I feel that we have left it hanging. We have not spoken about the price that we expect for farmers’ produce. Although we cannot really conclude that this is the price to be, it should be reviewed from time to time. I wish to put Kshs45 at the current price in our supermarkets. A litre of milk costs Kshs90. Therefore, there is a big gap between the farmer and the businessmen. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I come from Nyandarua County which is the largest producer of milk in Central Province. A research was done and it shows that about 3.1 billion litres are produced in a year. That is the volume of milk that is sold not even at Kshs27. Sometimes, we even give it for free because there is no market. The co-operative societies have continued to buy milk at Kshs18 to Kshs20. That is very frustrating to the farmers. So, I wish to move the amendment and be seconded by hon. Chepkonga."
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