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    "id": 942399,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/942399/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kwanza, FORD – K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": ". In English it says: Unity is strength. I do not know when the rains started beating us. In my case, I had to set up a few milk coolers in my area. I wanted to know how many farmers have dairy cattle and it has taken me four months. I spent so much time trying to find out through the chiefs and assistant chiefs. It has been very difficult to know how many farmers have dairy cows and the production levels so as to move forward. This is a very important Motion. I ask Hon. Mutunga to turn this into a Bill so that we have farmers registered in every area. It is very difficult to do that because last year, we wanted to give fertilisers to farmers and it was difficult to know how many farmers there were in each location. Somebody comes from one area and another from another area. There are crooks and brokers. It is very difficult to know who is doing what. Hon. Mutunga and I will turn this Motion into a Bill so that Kenyans are registered in agri-business entities for us to be more organised. We are very disorganised. There is the issue of buying centres. We are in the season of selling maize in this country. Those of us who come from the North Rift, including my friend, Hon. Pukose, who is there and the Member for Uasin Gishu, want to supply maize to NCPB. The requirement is that you should give your acreage. If you ask a farmer who is supplying maize today to the NCPB with five lorries his acreage, I can tell you that he cannot tell you because he is a broker who benefits more than the farmer. For us to move forward, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this House should move fast."
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