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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Oyugi",
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        "legal_name": "Augostinho Neto Oyugi",
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    "content": "Thank you, very much for indulgence, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was saying that urging the Government to intervene on the farm produce prices is good and appropriate, but that would be a short-term measure in terms of helping the farmers benefit from their milk production. I was going to move ahead and propose other avenues that we could explore with the Mover to ensure that the farmers then make the most of their farm produce. We need to urge the Government also to help with subsidizes in terms of veterinary services for the farmers. They end up paying for veterinary services which end up increasing the cost of production. So, apart from setting the price, we also need to move towards supporting them with the veterinary services. What is key and it is what some of the Members have highlighted is that they produce raw milk and sell it to people who then end up making a lot of money. Someone making cheese or butter, ends up making a lot of money. What we need to do is to help the farmers to engage in community level processing. This way they will at their own volition at their farms be able to produce things like cheese and butter. This happens in other jurisdictions and it will be nothing new here. Instead of the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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