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    "id": 821172,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/821172/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Motion- WHEREAS maize is Kenya’s staple food whose demand and supply is monitored by the Government through the Strategic Grain Reserves; AND WHERE AS that Kenya has been experiencing maize shortage mainly due to the high cost of production, the effects of climate change and poor management of the Strategic Grain Reserves; NOTING that maize farmers have called to question the efficiency and capacity of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), which is the institution mandated to buy maize from farmers to continuously replenish the strategic reserves, to effectively handle and manage maize produce, forcing small-scale farmers to sell their produce to unscrupulous traders at very low prices; COGNIZANT that the NCPB has on many occasions declined to buy maize from farmers, claiming that its stores are full to capacity, and failed to pay the farmers whose produce it has received, thereby exposing them to severe financial problems; CONCERNED that although the Government has committed to supporting maize farming in Kenya in order to ensure Kenya’s food security, little has been done to improve the efficiency of NCPB and protect the maize farmers from exploitation; 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."
}