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    "id": 942357,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mumias East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benjamin Washiali",
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Jomo Washiali",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Allow me to thank Dr. John Mutunga for bringing this Motion which is very important. Having looked at the Motion and the effects, I was actually going to suggest that Hon. Dr. John Mutunga should move very quickly and do a Bill. It is only from a Bill that the Government can start moving. Agriculture is one of the sectors that have been devolved. I think it is fully devolved, but there is still some confusion. Up to date, the Government cannot tell where it reaches and where the county government takes over. It is not very clear on the roles of the county governments when it comes to agriculture. I was also going to suggest that, in as much as we debate this, we need to also encourage county assemblies to come up with Bills because most of the agricultural business is done in the county governments. We will really wish that we encourage them to also develop a register for farmers. You cannot do much if you do not know the people you are dealing with. I am a Member of Parliament representing farmers, mainly sugarcane farmers, until the other day when Mumias started misbehaving. I also represent maize farmers and farmers of other crops. I am sure the Government must have had it very difficult. I wish this decision should have been made much earlier. How would you employ your extension officers when we do not know how many farmers those officers are going to deal with? That is why it has been very difficult even for extension officers to know the number of farmers they are dealing. They are used to a standard measure. You will find all agricultural officers are sent to all districts in the same manner. It will not be logical to employ agricultural officers in a district like Garissa or any arid area because there is no agriculture that is taking place there. There, they would be better placed with livestock officers as opposed to agricultural officers. Therefore, for one to employ extension The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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