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    "content": "attended by Presidents from across East Africa. What are we discussing if we cannot comfortably put the very basic things such as food on the table of our citizens at a good price? What that Committee of the Senate demanded from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries was on how to handle the maize issue in our country. It was not rocket science; their points were straightforward. It was very specific on what each Government department needs to do. I urge my colleague, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, to be in the forefront in drafting some of these Bills because during the debate on the Report of the Ad hoc Committee on the Maize Crisis there were certain legislative gaps that were identified by our colleagues who contributed. I remember one of the key issues that continues to crop up is why we want to still retain NCPB as a national Government entity. Why can we not devolve it? At least from my experience, I know that every leading maize-producing county has an NCPB silo. Therefore, allowing them at the county level to manage their own silos, such that they will be able to identify who the farmers are and the people who have the produce and can supply to the country at the prices that are needed, would be a very 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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