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    "id": 831168,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/831168/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Masinga, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joshua Mwalyo",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13423,
        "legal_name": "Joshua Mbithi Mwalyo",
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    "content": "Having been in the private sector, I know many of the warehousing commodities. If you go to South Africa, you will find that apples that are exported to Kenya are harvested and put in warehouses between six and eight months before they are exported. That means that the produce is exported when there is market and farmers can get value for their money. I, therefore, support the warehousing system so that our farmers can get quality and value for their money. If you go to companies like Delmonte, you will learn that they store their juices in warehouses for a year or two before they are processed, so that the market is able to receive the juices when the value is high. Therefore, they are able to get value for their money. I support this Bill. If you go to Njoro and Molo, you will find that the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) is trying to store potatoes in warehouses and sell them when time is ripe and value is correct. I support this Bill because it is good. The only thing is that the small-scale farmers who are not able to wait until the prices are good should be given receipts and get money from financial institutions so that they can solve their problems. This is a good system and it should be encouraged."
}