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    "id": 821415,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/821415/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 17,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nandi Hills, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Alfred Keter",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 2514,
        "legal_name": "Alfred Kiptoo Keter",
        "slug": "alfred-kiptoo-keter"
    },
    "content": "THAT, since January 2018 maize producers in the Rift Valley Region delivered maize to the NCPB and to-date they have not been paid their dues totaling Kshs3.5 billion; THAT, during the 2017/2018 season the NCPB committed over Kshs11 billion in Strategic Food Reserves (SFR) for maize purchases, out of which Kshs7 billion was disbursed to NCPB from Strategic Food Reserve accounts for payment to farmers leaving an outstanding balance of about Kshs3.5 billion; THAT, the aforementioned money was never paid to the farmers and instead was irregularly disbursed to certain individuals and traders who are not the intended beneficiaries; THAT, farmers decry the fact that the delayed payments have made it difficult for them to meet their financial obligations, for instance purchase of farm inputs like fertilisers, maize seeds among other essentials; THAT, the increased cost of farm inputs like fertilisers have forced farmers to reduce acreage under the crop hence posing a threat to the country’s food security; THAT, in the recent past, farmers have become victims of cartels and exploitation by middlemen, for instance, the Government-purchased subsidised fertilisers to be sold to farmers through the NCPB and the same never got to the farmers but instead was irregularly sold to unscrupulous middlemen; THAT, efforts to have these matters addressed by the relevant authorities have been futile; and, THAT, none of the issues raised in this petition is pending in any court of law,"
}