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    "id": 942344,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/942344/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mutunga",
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        "legal_name": "John Kanyuithia Mutunga",
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    "content": "and farmer-governed. That is why, therefore, it invites the need for a farmer organisation to spearhead this particular process. Farmers trust their own. They believe in themselves. They form and run their organisations. For that to happen, farmer registration must be domiciled in an umbrella body of farmers. An umbrella body of farmers is one where the general and multi-level organisations and the specialised commodity associations are anchored. Such formations exist and they have the structures we have described. The Kenya National Farmers Federation is one of them. This organisation is older than the country itself. It was formed in 1947 and registered in 1949. The organisation has changed overtime and is capable of managing the farmer registration and organisation process. Farmer registration and organisation is an expensive exercise. It cannot be done without Government support. For such a process to succeed, in view of its importance, our Government must spend resources. Such resources are worth a lot more than any other form of investment that our Government would come up with, because they unlock the potential for industrial development of this country through diversification and production of raw materials. Many industries mean better wealth creation for this country. Many industries mean better job creation and more jobs created. If there is anything we need in this country, it is jobs created. The agricultural sector, which supports this particular economy’s GDP at 34 per cent directly and 27 per cent indirectly, is capable of supporting this country to grow and develop. Classical examples have been there in this country. We have models that we can cite; they are available. Examples are the Mwea models and others. An organised agricultural system would deliver lots of benefits. I would wish to allude to some of these benefits. One of them will be raw materials supplied…"
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