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    "id": 494595,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/494595/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Gwendo",
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        "legal_name": "Joy Adhiambo Gwendo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.45, I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Land and Natural Resources regarding the plight of farmers in Nyamthowi, Kolwa Central Location, Kisumu East Constituency. The area in question is a wetland that was converted to community land. There is no title deed to the land even though it is very fertile and arable whereby once it rains, the top soil is eroded from Rift Valley regions and settles in the area. However, it also floods thereby destroying crops. Farmers have been trying to farm beans, kales, maize and other products but have not been reaping benefits due to perennial flooding. There is also a poor road network and rampant attacks by hippos on the farms that eat up most of their produce. Agriculture being at the heart of farmers in this area, I would like to know what the Government is doing in regard to the following:- (i) the measures being taken to deal with perennial flooding; (ii) what the Government is doing to contain the hippo menace to the farms through the Kenya Wildlife Society (KWS); (iii) what measures are being taken to develop a proper road network so that farmers’ produce can reach prospective markets; and, (iv) what the progress is in terms of title deeds to the land being availed. 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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