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    "content": "The question I have been asking throughout this debate that I asked during the disaster management and it is what has led me and Sen. Sakaja to draft the Disaster Management Bill is: What is the policy of Kenya on food security? I was depressed during the campaigns because, believe it or not, - I must say it here – the Government has always taken advantage of hunger, particularly in Ukambani. The time to distribute maize is during the election period. I once bumped into a meeting where they were distributing one litre of oil, two kilogrammes of maize and two kilogrammes of beans to old women. This is because men are so embarrassed that they cannot queue for food, they send their mothers, sisters and wives who carry small ciondos to collect the food from the District Commissioner (DC) who gives you the looks of “if you do not pledge your loyalty to the Government, you will not eat” I went to a place called Mavindini in Makueni Constituency where the chief had locked maize and beans in his office for over three months because he was waiting for a certain Cabinet Secretary who promised to come to distribute the food. It is so tragic, it is a disaster. You may find a lady walking away with two kilogrammes of maize, two kilogrammes of beans and oil. First of all, that is not a balanced diet. Secondly, for how long will she feed on that? Successive governments have taken advantage of this issue for so long. 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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