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    "id": 774423,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, maybe we need to define bowing because what I noted is that he nodded his head which is totally different from bowing. Anyway, let me go back to my contribution. I was speaking about things that the council can do and something really pricked my thought and I was excited about it, that this council that is being proposed can actually suspend the operations of a warehouse operator, an inspector, weigher or grader operating under this Act for failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Act. This is really encouraging. Many of the people who, perhaps, are in this House and are not farmers may not understand why this is a big point. But let me shock you by telling you that today farmers in this country do not have direct access to the market despite the fact that we pride ourselves as being a free market economy. It does not matter whether you are a sugarcane or a potato farmer, the minute you have your sugarcane or potatoes ready for the market, what I know and I have seen people doing is that you will get them to a lorry and transport to the market. But the minute you get to the market, you are not allowed to sell despite the fact that you may be the one who planted these potatoes. What people are normally told to do is that you sit aside and wait for people known as market brokers to get a price for you and they will be sold at the price that they feel is right. If you go to Wakulima Market tomorrow morning and observe the farmers that are delivering their farm produce, from fresh kales to oranges and onions, you will realize that the farmers - who come at the back of the trucks because they cannot afford to have vehicles of their own - will be told to sit aside and wait for a farm broker who will sell the produce for them. The provision of the Council begins the important process in our agricultural sector where we are de-linking farmers and brokers and separating them. 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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