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    "id": 1159117,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "As we debate, there are many farmers from your county who grow cotton, but they are very keen. Some of them, have even called me and they really want to know the contents of the Bill. We thank the Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit (PBU), specifically The Senate Business Committee and your office, for ensuring that the proceedings are always live so that our people can understand. Even as we go to election, many people do not understand the role of the Senate and the National Assembly as a whole. However, when you put live proceedings, the way we are doing, it makes them understand our roles. On the financial provisions, it is important so that this can be funded. I do not know what the National Assembly will say on the money Bill. I think they will say that the Cotton Development Fund is important and that it will assist in the growth, sustainable promotion and marketing of the cotton within and outside the country. We know audit is a standard procedure. Therefore, we need the Auditor-General. On the final aspect, now the county assembly has a role. When you look at Clause 43, that was my final thought. Each county government may enact county specific legislation. In this Bill, it has been prescribed how they should approach it: the registration process, the renewal and the determination of application. Madam Temporary Speaker, I hope our county assemblies as they establish these specific legislation, be it Kisumu County Assembly, or Nandi County Assembly, must ensure that the specific legislation they pass on this Bill discourage bureaucracy. They should ensure that investors and anybody who wants to establish the cotton factory, or engage in promotion of growth, marketing and diversification of growing cotton within our regions is seamless. On the issue of penalty, I think we need to define an offence. I hope the offence is not uprooting your cotton. I have seen the Council of Governors (CoG) have a role. They have two nominees of the opposite gender. I wish they could be given more. I have seen the farmers have six nominees, which is very important for the board. So, when all is said and done these are some of the specific legislations that can define the legacy of the second Senate. Even as we push other agendas outside there, it is important to put the necessary legal framework to assist our people. Even if we want to get elected, whether it is the bottom up economic model or through rural economy, these are the laws that need to be put in place so that those dreams are actualised. As some of us go for re-election - I will be defending my seat as the Senator of Nandi - these are some of the legacies that we hope to leave for the next second Senate. I know my senior brother and churchmate, Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri is going for the top seat as the Governor of Kisii and we wish him well. Professor, when God blesses you to be the governor, we want see the implementation of this law. Madam Temporary Speaker, I know you will continue being a Speaker in this House. I hope that when we go for Senate Mashinani where Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri will be the Governor - God willing - he will be able to say that in the Second Senate we debated this Bill. One of his achievements as the governor has been to ensure that the county assembly enacted it into law and they are now diversifying apart from growing tea, and dairy farming in Kisii."
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