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    "id": 399987,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for giving me this chance, once again, to support the Motion that was tabled by my friend, Sen. Muthama, from Machakos. One reason why Sen. Muthama came up with this Motion is because there was a factory in Mua Hills called Kenya Orchards. I know it very well because I was a teacher there. I know it because I used to take students there to visit. The students would see how the industries would contribute to the development of a district, that time, known as Machakos. That time, it was clear that the factory was doing very well. It had created a lot of jobs for the youth. It was also a motivating factor to the farmers of Mua Hills, all the way to Iveti Hills and even as far Tala. Farmers were very active and busy trying to plant fruits. That was an economic activity. The Kenya Orchards Limited is no longer there and the fruits from Mua Hills are not there anymore. The farms have also been neglected. This has also affected other farms in the countryside. We used to have very good oranges grown in the then Central Province. We also had very good bananas from Kisii. However, the Government seems to have ceased employing extension officers. These are people who would go round and advise farmers on how to grow certain crops and encourage them to do market survey so as to get enough money for production. This is not happening today. The spirit of the Motion is to ask the Government to come out and assist farmers in the production and marketing of products so that they enjoy the fruits of their labour and also contribute enough revenue to the country. In the absence of the extension officers, farmers are concerned that the Government is not doing much. This is not only in the food industry. We also had agricultural activities being liberalised in many departments. This was done during the darks days when not many farmers knew about liberalization. With liberation, we have very many farmers regretting why we undertook that kind of policy. We liberalised the production of the main crops like rice in Mwea. The industry was liberalised. The fruit industry was also liberalized, and very many areas including education. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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