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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also want to be on record in supporting the Statement by Sen. (Prof.) Kamar. I served in the Ad Hoc Committee that looked into the issues of maize. It is hard that we are addressing this issue this afternoon even before we take stock of whether the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Agriculture and Irrigation, Hon. Kiunjuri, has done any implementation on the recommendations that were made by the Committee that looked into the issues around maize. In this time and era, it is sad that year in, year out, the only solution the CS can think on the shortage of maize is to tell this country that maize will be imported from Mexico. When we looked into the level of aflatoxin contained in maize that was imported from Mexico, it was over 63 per cent. That poses a big risk to the population of this country. The recommendation to the CS was to get homegrown solutions. He ought to have encouraged farmers to engage in quality farming, so that we can attain self- sufficiency in maize. The solution can never be that year in, year out, we should be looking to import maize from Mexico. I cannot understand why the CS does not want to 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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