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    "id": 646047,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/646047/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 232,
        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
        "slug": "daniel-karaba"
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, those counties which cannot produce enough on cash crop and subsistence farming should be encouraged to grow more by providing monies for development. The Mwea rice in Kirinyaga whose pishori rice is the best brand of rice in Kenya cannot be sold in the local market because of the invasion of the foreign rice. Why is the Government not encouraging farmers to grow more so that they can take care of the domestic markets in Kenya? Secondly, we have coffee farmers not only in Kirinyaga but also in other areas that need to be supported by putting up all weather roads. Some of the tea growing areas have poor roads between the tea growing areas and the factories. The counties known to produce and contribute a lot to the national revenue should be encouraged to continue producing more for the foreign markets. For those counties which cannot do other agricultural activities in order to earn that money, let them be encouraged by maximizing and trying to produce more of what they have. That is the opportunity cost of whatever else they are doing. If it is the rearing of animals, let there be a fund to increase the production. We should not have a figure which will reduce the efforts of the people to grow, produce, transport and even sell internally. This figure is missing here yet we are given only 1 per cent for development. Therefore, we need to come up with a reserve fund to bail out farmers who are suffering, particularly, during the time of bad weather, bad international markets and infestation from various pests and diseases. If farmers are not encouraged, the poverty index which is at18 to 20 per cent will continue going up. People will become poorer because of not giving them enough incentives to produce more. Therefore, we need to be careful with these figures and they should vary going by the years, so that we encourage farmers who are capable to produce more and areas which produce to continue producing."
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