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    "id": 874364,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 347,
        "legal_name": "Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to speak on the amendment. The issue of maize and farming is a very important one. This country’s economic mainstay is farming and over 80 per cent of Kenyans depend on it; even my constituents and I depend on it. Although it may not be known to many, my county has a section in Kuria sub-county – Kuria West and Kuria East – where maize is their cash crop. In those sub counties as we speak, the price of a bag of maize is Kshs900. Unfortunately, the NCPB has not been allocated any money to purchase maize from farmers who come from Kuria Sub County. My father, in his days of strength, used to work for Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) as the manager in Kitale. He is now retired at home, and he is also a maize farmer. However, he is unable to dispose of stocks of maize that he has in his farm. In fact, he has sent me a short text message requesting if I could buy a bag of maize from him at Kshs1,500. That is not the cost that is commensurate with the effort and cost that they have used in producing the maize. Madam Temporary Speaker, maize and sugarcane farming are activities which, when we talk about them, we cry for our beloved people, counties and nation. This is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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