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    "id": 464552,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/464552/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Limo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1915,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Kirui Limo",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, the lethal necrosis disease has become a real threat to maize production, especially in Narok, Bomet and parts of Kericho and Nandi; and, lately, Kipkelion, where I come from. Therefore, I would like the Committee to further inquire into and report on the following:- (i) steps taken by the Government to arrest the spread of the disease; (ii) measures that the Government has put in place to sensitise and equip farmers, in terms of giving them information and the requisite skills to fight the disease; and, (iii) what urgent plans the Government has to assist or compensate the farmers who lost their crop and their livelihoods. Hon. Deputy Speaker, given that this is a very important food crop for this country, and considering the fact that if its production is not enhanced the Government will lose a lot in foreign exchange, to bridge the gap, I will appreciate if comments on these matters are included in the Report that the Committee will bring to the House. If this problem is not mitigated, farmers and the country will suffer, which is a real threat to food security."
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