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"content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, Kitui and Garissa counties, and by extension, Wajir County are neighbours. I challenge our governors to do some research to find out what variety of ndengu can grow in those regions, so that we have some level of agriculture. Devolution has brought a lot of changes in the counties. In Wajir County, for example, we grow a lot of lemons, paw paw and some of the sweetest melons in this country. This is another area that is good to do research on, to find out what variety grows there. If you want to develop agriculture, the main problem in our counties, which is provision of water, must be addressed. I am glad that the BBI is allocating more funds to the counties, so that more of this great work that counties need to do goes on. However, I also challenge the citizens of those counties to ensure that they elect governors who are not corrupt and can make a difference for their people. Madam Temporary Speaker, I like the fact that Sen. Wambua has allowed the Ministry only six months to develop a policy under Clause 7. I wish Sen. Wambua could listen to what I am saying, please. Instead of talking about developing a policy, I urge him to talk about developing a regulation. This is because if they develop the right regulation, the Bill will become crystal clear, so that everything around regulation can be addressed at the same time. I, therefore, urge him to change it from a policy to regulation, so that the Bill is effective. Madam Temporary Speaker, I like the fact that there is a penalty. However, a penalty of Kshs5,000 is not enough. If I am going to make Kshs100 million for not following these rules, and all I have to pay is only Kshs5,000, so be it. Let me be caught and pay Kshs5,000. However, the other time that I am not caught, I will make millions of shillings. I believe that a deterrent of six months and Kshs5,000 is not stringent enough for anybody to feel that they will be affected by violating the law, depending on how much they are able to make out of that. Madam Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to second. I urge all my colleagues to support this because when this Bill is passed, it will make a lot of difference for the people. Sorry, there is something that I forgot to add. Once this Bill is passed, many people whose rights have been violated by middlemen and women - there are fewer women anyway - will ensure that there are incentives to grow this food. We can even reach a level where we can export these products, because it is great. Madam Temporary Speaker, I second."
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