{"id":608150,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/608150/?format=json","text_counter":335,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Chelule","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13126,"legal_name":"Liza Chelule","slug":"liza-chelule"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to also contribute to the same Bill. Before I do so, I really want to thank the able Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki for bringing this Bill to the Floor. I have a few reasons why I am supporting this Potato Produce and Marketing Bill. My first reason is about production. I know that farmers will be empowered and they will have quality planting seeds. The second reason is about storage; I know that once this Bill is passed, farmers will benefit from the stores because I know that most farmers from potato growing areas will be encouraged to put up a very big store – twice as big as this House – and I know this will enable them to store and market their produce at an opportune time. So, this will address the marketing problems that they are facing right now. But as I am talking today, just to represent these farmers, they are suffering in the hands of middlemen because farmers cannot sell their produce at the right prices because they do not have a strategic store where they can store and maybe package their produce. 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."}