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    "id": 1030462,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kang’ata",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1826,
        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
        "slug": "irungu-kangata"
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    "content": "amendments to the relevant laws to enact guaranteed minimum return for coffee, sugar, cotton, and tea farmers. However, I left the National Assembly before my legislative proposals could be put forward. We all know that as the Senate, we cannot initiate money Bills. Therefore, I will be urging my colleagues in the National Assembly to ensure my legislative proposals are enacted into law. Madam Deputy Speaker, I am aware of some people who have been saying that the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) should have provided for guaranteed minimum return. However, I draw the country’s attention to the fact that it is the role of the National Assembly to create any fund. Therefore, those who are arguing that point should ask Members of the National Assembly to enact requisite legislation for guaranteed minimum return. In any event, once we devolve 35 per cent of the national revenue to the counties, county governments will have the requisite funds to also come up with such kinds of schemes. Madam Deputy Speaker, therefore, guaranteed minimum return is provided by implication by the BBI by virtue that governors will now have requisite funds to create such kind of a scheme if they deem fit. Members of the National Assembly, again, still have that legal competency to establish that fund. Therefore, that should not be used as a weapon to fight the BBI. I rest my case. Finally, I congratulate my colleague from Narok County, Sen. Olekina. He is dressed in a very good manner. I do not know where he has gone. I really wanted to tell him that we need to encourage Senators to be dressing in a traditional way as opposed to the Western style once in a blue moon, but of course within the confines of ethics of good dressing of the Senate. Thank you."
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