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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the way that loans were procured for the farmers was not good. Farmers were not really sensitized enough about the consequences of the loans. It is the high time that some of these policies were put in place. Our county governments must and need to come up with policies of sensitizing farmers in terms of loans and insurance covers for their products in times of calamities. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, most times, the farmers were supplied with substandard fertilizers and they are paying for them. The issue of infrastructure also must be taken into consideration by our county governments. Our farmers have become workers for the middlemen. In counties like Kisii and Nyamira where we have plenty of bananas and avocadoes, the middlemen go to Tanzania to sell them. These are the issues which we really need to address. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support this Motion and urge that the national Government, county governments and we, as the Senate, who are supposed to defend those counties and farmers, work together and determine the way forward."
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