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    "id": 682701,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I just wanted to make a brief comment. The Senate amendments highlight what some of us have complained about for a long time and that is the extremely poor quality of drafting in most of our Bills. Some of us have stood on the Floor of this House to say that our drafters should take their work seriously. There are statutes in this House whose drafting we complained about but were not corrected and they still carry those errors. Poor drafting can change the entire meaning of a piece of legislation. Most importantly, most of fishery functions have been devolved to the counties. For the fishing industries in Kenya to work, the national Government must remain a key participant in the fisheries sector, through specialist standardisation and provision of support services. I have in mind the provision of electricity to fish landing sites, prohibition of wrong fishing gear and provision of specialised equipment so that our fisher-folk can exploit our blue economy in the deep sea. This remains a problem and hinders access to the resources of our seas, lakes and oceans because the gear that our people use is not suited for exploiting those resources through deep-sea fishing. Use of the wrong gear hampers access to this important resource. Otherwise, I support the Bill."
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