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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kagwe",
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        "legal_name": "Mutahi Kagwe",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I rise to support this Motion by, my brother, Sen. Muthama. In doing so, I want us to appreciate that Agriculture, under the Constitution, in the Fourth Schedule has been devolved to the county governments. Consequently, a lot of work that needs to be done as far as incentives are concerned, is in the county government’s arena. Having said that, as far as county governments are concerned, there is need for the national Government to undertake the creation of incentives at the national level in terms of policy. It is one thing to have an investor visiting Machakos, Kitui and Nyeri and quite another to have the Government sell the products in London or New York. Therefore, I want to support this Motion and say that value addition in agriculture which is what this Motion is calling for is the trick by which we will create jobs for our people and good earnings for our farmers in the countryside. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in terms of job creation, what Sen. Muthama is proposing has a very good example in Thika in a company called Kenya Canners. If you look at the number of people who work at the Kenya Canners and its products, then you can see the impact as far as employment is concerned. It goes even further. If you look at 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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