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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chelule",
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        "legal_name": "Liza Chelule",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to this Bill. First, I want to congratulate and thank the Mover for bringing this very important Bill. I want to talk about marketing. Today, many farmers are suffering because of lack of good marketing strategies. We have farmers who practice horticulture and also people who come from Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs), for example, Turkana and other areas. In Nakuru County, for example, we grow a lot of potatoes, cabbages and other vegetables. I hope that the issue of inter-county business will be addressed in this Bill, so that potatoes and other horticultural produce grown in some counties can be sold in other counties. We know that many farmers suffer today because they cannot take their produce to the market due to poor road networks. I hope that this Bill will enable farmers to easily take their produce to the market. I also support the formation of authorities at the county and national Government levels. This will address the various problems that we go through as a country. At times, we face famine which cannot be addressed at the county level, but the national level. When we begin adding value to our produce, the farmer will benefit from it. I hope that this Bill will promote value addition and storage. I am specifically referring to potatoes and other perishable produce. With value addition, farmers will have time to market their produce, as opposed to the case now where farmers are forced to sell their produce at throwaway prices because they do not have storage facilities. Also, the 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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