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    "id": 1179413,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1179413/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilgoris, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Sunkuli",
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    "content": "exact status of Sessional Papers in this country. Sessional Paper No.10 is the only one that we all remember. It was crafted by the late Hon. Tom Mboya in 1965. It defined a policy on African socialism which we still remember up to now. It was done by the first President of Kenya, Hon. Kenyatta’s Government, having been the Government that brought Independence to Kenya. Subsequently, we have been producing sessional papers; and I do not know whether these are white papers which are one stage before legislation, or whether it is just a statement that is going to gather dust in the libraries or bookshops. I do not know what it is, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What perplexes me more is the current Sessional Paper which was first tabled in this House in February, 2022. That means it is a Paper that was crafted by the Jubilee Government and has been adopted by the Kenya Kwanza Government. I would have loved to hear the Leader of the Majority Party or the Mover of the Motion relating the policies that are in this Sessional Paper to the policies and plans of Kenya Kwanza Government. Every time I hear a statement being made; to me, it does not seem like the Kenya Kwanza Government adopted the policies of the Jubilee Government. So, here we are! We are discussing a document that was drafted by a former Government and is going to be implemented by the current Government as it has been adopted. It still begs the question in my head: What is the status of sessional papers? After we have passed this Paper which is very clear that we will, what is the Government going to do with it? For avoidance of raising a rhetorical question, I would like to say that the policies which have been drafted in the paper are quite enlightening and are good for ventilation. I am happy that the Sessional Paper has dedicated a good part of it on livestock. The development of livestock is one of the things that are being discussed in it. In earlier sessional papers and policies of the Government, agriculture has been taken to mean farms, arable lands and commodities that farmers produce. Finally, this document has recognised livestock as a means of economic development for this country. I am begging in a serious way that this policy be implemented. Livestock is a way of life and the land in which we graze our animals must always continue to be treated as such. Some people look at our land and say that it is idle. Our land is for our livestock. We need to request the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) and other markets to help us market livestock commodities. Livestock is a way of life for many people. It contributes to about 12 per cent of our economy and we should therefore pay a lot of attention to it. I want to urge the Government that, as you adopt this Paper, please, bring this thing to reality so that we do not just talk about it."
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