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    "content": "Sen. Kittony should insert a provision that compels all the counties to produce cereals so that we avoid dependence on relief food. In the sub-county of Pokot North, we are planning to start agriculture because the lands are fertile and unused. If we carry out irrigation, we will rid ourselves of the hunger that we always complain about. The governors should take this seriously because it is bad to witness people starve. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was waiting for an answer to the Statement on the acute shortage of food in West Pokot. If this committee was in place, they would have liaised with the relevant government arm to address starvation. There is nothing as bad as having a country that depends on relief food. It is a tragedy that we buy food from Uganda. In Uganda, they practise broadcasting method of planting while in Kenya we do more than that. How then can we invest a lot of resources and end up relying on relief food? Agriculture in Kenya should be guarded jealously and the government should ensure this. The government’s plan to irrigate one million acres should have been distributed to all the 47 counties. Counties with no land like Nairobi may lease from other counties. If we have to eliminate hunger and poverty, this is the way to go. I support."
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