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    "id": 517622,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyasuna",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 590,
        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "I want to look at the issue of markets and particularly the issue of brokers. In Homa Bay County people plant water melons, pineapples and other crops. After harvesting, however, the farmers are unable to sell. Brokers come and buy the produce at cheap prices. They then sell them at higher prices in markets that they know. This is an area that needs to be looked at as we move forward. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am glad that the issue of cold storage is going to be looked into. In Homa Bay, for example, fishing is a major economic mainstay. When fishermen have fished in the morning and by 3.00 p.m. they have not sold their fish, then they have to sell it at a throw away price. It is simply because they do not have storage facilities. I note that it is intended that all secondary schools in the financial year 2015/2016 will have greenhouses programmes and everything will be brought together. That is a good thing. Students who work hard in these programmes must also benefit. So, when you work hard in the greenhouse and you harvest enough produce for sale, the proceeds from the sale of such produce should not benefit the school administration only; rather the children should also be given pocket money from the proceeds of such sales. The Budget Policy Statement (BPS) largely focuses on youth development at the National Youth Service (NYS). In my view, we should not put all our eggs in one basket because we will spend a lot of money on NYS and focus youth development on the NYS only. What about the many other youths who are out of the NYS? We must look at how to program for the others. Water is a major issue as has been mentioned. The idea of constructing 3,000 dams should be implemented. We should also ensure that there is water harvesting in all public institutions and homes so that we can access water. Women of Kenya and Homa Bay, where I come from, spend a lot of time searching for water. With regard to free maternity, I see that more money has been allocated to this course. However, our county governments must pull up their socks as far as health care is 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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