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    "id": 947875,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/947875/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Keiyo South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Rono",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kipkogei Rono",
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    "content": "onAgriculture and Livestock, he clearly stated that agriculture is technically dead. I do not know why he is the Chairman of that Committee, but those were his words. We have the weather. Many animals are reared in Wajir, Mandera and far-flung areas towards Tanzania by the Maasais and it is very difficult for them to bring them to the markets. The KMC is located in Athi River and it is virtually a dead company. So, it is important that we have markets in every constituency so that animal products can be marketed easily. For example, we have milk products. Milk is technically controlled by two companies in this country. As Hon. Wamalwa clearly mentioned, one of the companies is owned by the leadership of our country. We need those companies to promote milk products by keeping their prices up. I do not understand how a farmer can sell milk at Kshs25 and then the company that processes the same milk, sells it at Kshs100 after packaging. It only packages the milk and then sells it at Kshs100. That is immoral. Livestock farming is spread all over the country. Over 50 per cent of the population of this country deals with livestock in one way or the other. So, it can create a lot of employment as Hon. Members have mentioned. We cannot wish it away. We must strengthen livestock marketing sooner rather than later. You have heard that 12 per cent of the GDP of this country is from livestock and livestock products. That shows why it is important to form the Board. It will help strengthen the marketing of livestock and livestock products. The Board will help to wipe out the brokers who impoverish farmers by buying their livestock very cheaply. On drought, it is causing mayhem in the country. If we have markets for those products, we will not have livestock dying all over the place because of drought. I support the Bill. Thank you."
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