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    "id": 470650,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Obure",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First of all, I want to thank the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Members of the Committee of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries for the effort made to provide the answer within the time promised. However, a number of measures have been enumerated on what steps have been taken and all that. I have read all that and I have listened to the answer, but it does not appear that any specific method or steps have been taken to deal with the situation in my own county, Kisii, although I appreciate that steps have been taken to deal with this disease in a number of counties among those I mentioned in my request. But specifically for Kisii, in fact, there is no acknowledgment even from the CS that they are aware of the presence of this disease in Kisii County. So, I would like some clarification as to why this has not been done with respect to Kisii and in particular where the impact of this disease has been severe and very devastating. Secondly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to know why it has taken so long; three planting seasons from the year 2011 up to now, and yet the Ministry has not found a cure for this disease. I also want to know what specific measures the Ministry is taking to prevent the spread of this disease to other areas of the country which have not been affected so far. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have listened to the answer; I wanted to know what relief measures or compensation is being provided to farmers who have suffered for three consecutive years for failing to harvest their crops, and so on, who are now suffering 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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