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    "id": 993766,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/993766/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
        "slug": "cherarkey-k-samson"
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. Pursuant to Standing Order 48 (1), I rise to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries concerning the recent directive by the Ministry that it will no longer purchase maize from our local farmers In the Statement the Committee should- (1) State the circumstances that led to the Ministry of Agriculture decision to stop purchasing maize from local farmers without considering the fate of our farmers who depend entirely on the Government for market. (2) Explain why the Ministry declares the country food insecure every year yet it has no elaborate plans to enable the country to be food secure; instead, it keeps suppressing its farmers. It has to be noted that the Government has the intention of importing four million bags of maize during this period. (3) State why the Ministry is currently importing four million bags of maize, including two million bags of white maize and two million bags of yellow maize at a much higher price than that of local farmers yet they are saying they will no longer buy from local farmers. (4) Explain why the Ministry has failed to cushion farmers during this COVID-19 pandemic period, especially on fertilizer and other farm inputs since the farmers also were seriously affected economically like other Kenyans."
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