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    "content": "This is a good Bill. The county cereals committees need to be established. As their functions are stipulated, definitely, things will not be as usual. It is a major step forward in improving the state of agriculture in this country. Kenya was known as an agricultural State and it never lacked food. Even when drought came, we could supplement among ourselves. However, we face famine because such committees are lacking. Although we have the NCPB, these people will help the farmers directly. We have the agents, the so called brokers who frustrate the efforts of Kenyans; for instance, farmers are stranded with their maize and are not able to get seeds on time. Food security is lacking completely. However, with the enactment of this Bill, it will be a thing of the past. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill is not just about the creation of certain offices where people will enjoy some allowance. That is only a motivation to ensure that they do not engage in monkey deals to get extra money, but it will assist them concentrate on their work. It will be an all-inclusive job that will help people work in harmony. The national and the county government will work together; that networking and connection that has been lacking will be established. This will bridge the disconnect, harmonize and help both levels of government to understand that they are working for one nation. This will enable Wanjiku get all she needs so that she may live a comfortable life. It is not in order that a country which was once a rich agricultural State starts lagging behind in food production. This is not fair at all. The Bill caters for remuneration because it is important. Once it is harmonized, it recognises the existing institutions as per the Constitution. This shall be put in place in consultation with the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). There will be no issue of inflated allowances so that they could be calling for meetings, for instance, 10 times a week yet the work requires only meeting once quarterly, once a month or bimonthly. This will enable people to work properly. Madam Temporary Speaker, the functions of this Committee will include the facilitation of the purchase of agricultural products, for example, maize and wheat, and the scheduled agricultural produce from farmers and the payment of such produce delivered by farmers. The payment of such produce delivered by farmers will enable us to get data collection and dissemination of information to farmers. With the enactment of this Bill, we will not be guessing whether all agricultural produce was good or otherwise. This kind of bad practice which has been happening will be a thing of the past. When we have proper records - the personnel who want to inflate the prices of the agricultural produce that they have received without paying the farmers - this will not occur. This NCPB will enable this institution to work properly, issues of corruption, neglect and bad governance will not be there. When we say that the Committee will also submit reports to the county executive committee members and the board, regarding the performance of these functions, we, as a country, should embrace the result-based kind of management. By embracing it, we will know the position we are in, as we commence this work. What is the information we are getting? What are the results that we have in our farming at the NCPB? Kenya depends The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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