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    "speaker_name": "Mr. ole Metito",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Regional Development Authorities",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 199,
        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to also contribute in support of this Ministry’s Vote. Because of time, I will just highlight three issues. First, with regard to the issue of maize, I would urge the Minister to try and avoid the post-harvest losses. As many have said, the pricing of maize is very low. In fact, farmers are not even getting what they spent in the farms. Secondly, another source of post-harvest losses is aflatoxin in certain areas that produce maize. My constituency and the entire of Makueni District are affected by aflatoxin. In that regard, I urge the Minister to supply those areas with driers. I heard the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Co-operatives say that driers were never asked for from the Treasury by the Ministry. However, since they have been given, even if they are going to re-allocate some money, in some areas, the driers are required. This is because drying of maize in areas like Oloitokitok to the required level of 13.5 is not possible. So, I urge that those driers be provided to serve those areas. Finally, I heard the Chairman of the relevant Committee say that the Irrigation Department should be taken to the Ministry of Agriculture, which I fully support. I also urge that the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC), currently under this Ministry, either be split into two or taken to the Ministry of Livestock Development. It is not addressing the needs of the livestock farmers who take loans from the AFC. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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