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    "id": 1159074,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1159074/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndwiga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njeru Ndwiga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Pursuant to the provision of Standing Order 141(1) of the Senate Standing Orders, I beg to move that the Cotton Industry Development Bill 2021 be now read a second time. I begin by thanking the Senate Committee for the commitment that they have taken to have this Bill published. The Committee has carried out public participation on the Bill. We also want to thank the Clerk and Speaker of the Senate for facilitating the development and publications of this Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, I also wish to thank member of the public who took time to give their views during public participation. They provided us with the much needed insight on the areas that needed to be strengthened in order to ensure that the objects of the Bill are met. In particular, it was clear that the stakeholders had wanted to ensure that various sectors in the cotton industry are represented in the Board established under the Bill. The Standing Committee of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries which I chair has prepared amendments to the Bill which incorporate the views of the public. The Bill seeks to reorganize the cotton industry by establishing the Cotton Industry Development Board, providing a framework for cotton farming and ensuring value addition to cotton and its related products."
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