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    "id": 706261,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/706261/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the The Warehouse Receipts System Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 12 of 2015) be read a Second Time. This Bill addresses a very fundamental problem facing the agricultural sector today. Normally when there is a harvest, a lot of food in terms of grains and cereals go to waste. In this country, we have a situation where in a season a lot of food is harvested but most of that food is either disposed of at a very low price because farmers do not have the wherewithal for storage or even when farmers want to store the food awaiting better prices or awaiting market research in terms of where they can sell at good prices, the food, especially cereals and grains, go to waste. It is estimated that about 60 per cent of food goes to waste somewhere between harvesting and post-harvesting stages. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill is trying to address a very important problem. We know that in this country we have a system which involves Government storing all cereals and, especially maize which is the staple food in our country. This is 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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