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    "id": 1048932,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1048932/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 33,
        "legal_name": "Margaret Jepkoech Kamar",
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    "content": "First, I want to register on behalf of all of us, our pole to the Nyagah family, because this is a man who did a lot for this country. However, since we were in recess we did not have an opportunity to send our deep condolences. I know that it is passed, but if you write the history of the cooperative societies movement in Kenya, the name Joe Nyagah will always stand out very strongly because of the improvements that he put in the sector. With that in mind, I thank our sister because she has brought out those issues. My hope is that during public participation, the County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) of cooperatives were asked to give their input. The CECM in Usain Gishu was so concerned about how the roles can be aligned so that they can work effectively. They have had many problems dealing with issues that come to the national Government and are ‘sat’ on because nobody understands them. We know that that is the only policy that was left for the national Government, and I think that this Bill is going to streamline this sector. Just in case we did not get enough feedback from the CECMs on the ground, I still urge the Mover of these amendments to send a word to the CECMs in charge of cooperatives in the various counties, so that they give us their feedback. They have a lot of ideas, especially because of the challenges that they have faced over the last eight years. I believe that it would be good if that were done. I also believe that the relevant Committee is still coming up with their own report. Within the context of the report, I really believe that counties can give us a lot of feedback out of the challenges because when the Committee was interrogating the case of Moi University Savings and Credit Cooperative Society, it came out very clearly that lack of streamlining of the roles of the national and county Governments have let us down."
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