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    "id": 1018203,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Statement by Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka. It is sad that the use of Executive Orders and Gazettements have become the order of the day. All that is needed to transfer community land to the military is a gazettement overnight. Now, all we need is an Executive Order to transfer KMC functions to the military. It is sad that the Principal Secretary in charge of livestock in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries says it is better because the military will provide a market. Is our military now a meat processor and a marketing agency? What kind of commercialization of our military is this that is adding more value? The mandate of KMC is value addition through processing of meat, meat products and marketing. Is our military a meat processor that is going to add value and market our products? If, indeed, it is the military that is the consumer--- We are told to buy Kenya and build Kenya. Can the military buy from a Government agency or the private sector? It is better to privatize it if the Government is not good at doing meat business. What the Government should be doing any time they are not in a position to do some business is to get out of it. We have a robust private sector. If you look at Farmers Choice and Alpha Fine Foods, we have a robust meat processing private sector. Why not privatize it? We cannot use the non-performance of KMC as an excuse. It is non- performing because it is Government owned, then give it to another Government agency The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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