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    "id": 922319,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, for giving me this opportunity to commend Sen. (Prof) Kamar for coming up with this Statement. It is unfortunate that as a country we sign international laws and come into agreements to say that we will stand with our citizens, but when it comes to walking the talk, it is very difficult. Kenya is one of the nations that ratified the Maputo Declaration that stated that 10 per cent of the national revenue would go to farming. When Kenya did that, it affirmed that it would support and protect its farmers. I want to say on the Floor of this House that a Petition came from farmers. We listened to the Petition and, thereafter, a taskforce was mandated to go to the counties and listen to the farmers. The taskforce went to the ground, listened to the farmers and came up with findings. I just wonder whether the Cabinet Secretary got to interrogate the findings of the taskforce. The taskforce came up with empirical evidence and data that could not be challenged, concerning their feelings about what happened. The people recounted the sorrow and pain they went through when they had a lot of maize in the granary and it was not sold out. It is a callous move for the Cabinet Secretary to pronounce that maize should be imported into this country when our farmers on the ground are literally crying that they have a lot of maize in their granaries, and do not know where to take it. In fact, some maize is rotting in the granaries. This is a very unfortunate move by the Cabinet Secretary. There is need for the Executive to come to this Senate and explain what informed their decision to import maize. As a Senate our core mandate is to represent the counties and their interests. If the 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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