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    "id": 942392,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/942392/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Turbo, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Janet Sitienei",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13497,
        "legal_name": "Janet Jepkemboi Sitienei",
        "slug": "janet-jepkemboi-sitienei-2"
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    "content": "It is time farmers’ organisations were formed by the farmers themselves and are farmers- led so that they can realise the benefits of having a farmers’ organisation spear-headed by them. It will also enable the farmers to spear-head their own development because they will be running their own organisations. Through registration, these organisations will enable the farmers’ organisations to take advantage of issues. It will enable them to add their voice. They can interrogate their own issues, share experiences and take advantage of economies of scale through input acquisition and marketing to control the marketing factors. It is time farmers registered themselves into strong organisations so that they can have the cooperative movement back again on its feet. This way, they can have collective action, go through the process of the value chain, undergo training and govern as individual or organised farmers either into companies or organisations. The value chain process will enable the farmers to benefit hundred-fold because it will be farmer-led and organised. At the end of the day, they will dictate the market forces. I support this Motion so that farmers’ organisations can help small holder farmers participate in emerging high value markets such as the export markets against withdrawal of the State from productive and economic functions. This is so that the Government can only provide policy direction, guidance and regulation and farmers’ organisation can spearhead their own development. Therefore, I support this Motion. As I conclude, I wish the students of Turbo Constituency and Uasin Gishu County at large success as they undertake their KCPE. No human is limited. As they continue preparing, I wish them success. I support this Motion. It is time that our farmers conducted and organised their own forums, organisations and companies so that they can benefit wholly from the entire process."
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