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    "id": 447668,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/447668/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki",
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Muriuki Ngare",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity. I want to say only two things about the Motion. There are many things we are talking about regarding the socio-economic set up. The bottom line is money. We are talking about an individual farmer and land owners investing money so that he has coconut that he and the country at large can benefit from 15 years from now. The Mover did not tell us how long the coconut tree takes to mature. Nonetheless, it takes a very long time. For us to encourage farmers to wait, some support efforts have to be put in place. We could very well pass this Motion but if no support mechanisms are put in place, nothing will work. The other issue is the process of setting up the Fund. If we pass a Motion to set up a fund for a particular purpose, there will be need to have a Bill to set it up and in the process, there are a few other issues which will come into play. For example, are there other crops which grow where coconut trees are growing or does it mean that once you plant the trees and you are waiting for it to mature after 12 years, the land does not have any other use? We should bring such issues on board so that the fund is not just limited to the coconut tree farmer. The fund should support other crops which are also grown in the area which may not be doing as well – like one Senator said – but to encourage the farmers."
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