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    "id": 831151,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/831151/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui West, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Edith Nyenze",
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        "legal_name": "Edith Nyenze",
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    "content": "That is a very common name. Anyway, it is nzuu in brackets. They are known as pigeon peas. The peas are being sold for only Kshs15 a kilogramme, which is very discouraging. If we had such an arrangement like the warehouse receipt system, farmers would have stored their grains as they wait for the prices to improve. They may be discouraged from even planting in future because of the poor prices yet the cost of farming is quite high compared to what they are getting in exchange. We also have a problem with mangoes which ripen at the same time. This also gives farmers a problem. They are many at one time and the prices are so low. If there could be value addition in the warehouse system, the mangoes could even be dried and stored as we wait for the prices to improve. There is fear that this system may turn out to be like the cooperative movement, which only enriched a few officials. Some officials of the cooperative movement were enriched by the system. Since we are fighting against corruption, we should have a mechanism in place of making sure that farmers benefit from this arrangement if it is put in place. First, this will be achieved through fighting corruption and having something like a supervisory body to oversee all the warehouses which will be reporting to it. Then, audits should be carried out regularly to ensure that goods are in good condition and there is no stealing or corruption in the warehouses. If it is a well-managed system, our farmers will seriously benefit from it instead of just farming and all their goods going to waste because of poor prices. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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