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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ken Chonga (",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Ken Chonga Kiti",
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    "content": "Kilifi South, ODM): Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have been waiting for this opportunity to contribute not only as a user but also as a producer of this crop. As a Member of Parliament from a region where this cash crop is grown, I have a lot of interest in matters concerning cashew nut growing. The person of Kilifi is a bitter man. It is in public knowledge that this is one of the crops that are doing very well in Kilifi. Its extinction is not the making of the people of Kilifi, but the making of the Government. It is well known that in the early years of 1975, this crop was doing very well. Homes were standing and those who were sick were able to access medical treatment. Those going to school were also able to pay school fees. It was all as a result of how beneficial this cash crop was. Many of my colleagues have contributed to this Motion. There is no doubt that a cashew nut is one of the best nuts that the world ever consumed. There is reason why it should be protected. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you do not know, as others have already said, the collapse of the industry was the making of the Government. First, it started by moving out all the officials of the cooperative societies. Secondly, it ensured that the cooperative movement at the Coast collapsed. As a result, the cooperative society could not buy from the farmer. The farmer got frustrated because he was taking the produce to the cooperative society but there were no gains coming from it. As a result, cashew nut trees were cut. Today the residents are poor. It is not because they like to be poor. This is the making of the Government. Historically, the Government has been carrying development enclaves since the time of colonialism. Kilifi or Coast in general has been affected by that. When you see or hear that Coast would like to secede from Kenya, this is one of the reasons. It is because the Government has put a blind eye to whatever would have assisted or will assist the person from Coast."
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