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    "id": 95690,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/95690/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Kosgei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13,
        "legal_name": "Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have already said, the local wheat and maize tends to be expensive because of the cost of production. Since we are talking about wheat, I have already given you an answer on that. In the case of maize, we have been more aggressive in giving them low-cost fertilizer through Government subsidies. In the case of seed, we have also tried that. With the farmers who are small-scale, these are being offered at a low cost. In the case of wheat, we cannot actually tell you that we will go out and look for a market, because as you know, currently, our production is below what the country can consume by over 50 per cent. So, the only way out is to make the production cheaper and that is what we are endevouring to do. But as of now, we cannot guarantee that we can do that today, except to try in the next season to see what we can do with the fertilizer, so that they can compete effectively. Of course, if we have local producers, they should be given priority in the selling. But you will understand that since the liberalization of this industry in 1993, it is not possible for the Government to give a guaranteed minimum price, which should be the ideal situation. This is mainly because the Government is not the buyer of the maize or wheat. We can, of course, as always work with the millers to see that the local producers are not disadvantaged. But we cannot guarantee that one because those are private millers."
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