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    "id": 1183790,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "It will even worsen food security. It has happened so in other African countries. We should question why Europe has banned the use of GMOs. Why are we going for them? Americans, who are the leading producers of GMOs, do not feed on them because they are meant for animals. Kenyans are not animals to be brought GMOs to feed on. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need the Government to invest in our traditional crops to provide food in this country. We need investment in water supply- dams - as one of the infrastructures to support food security. This Motion is very timely. I ask Members to support it because if we have the right policies in place, then we will move ahead as a country in terms of providing food for our people. I have complained in the past about Motions in this House. It is high time we look at the way we structure them. We do not want Motions to be an opportunity just to talk and nothing happens. We need a Motion that will give resolutions, which will be acted on by the Government. For example, this is a very nice Motion, but then it says: “Senate urges the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation”. We need to say: “The Senate resolves” We should make resolutions that are going to be acted on by the Government agencies, not resolutions which will go there, accumulate dust and nothing happens. We cannot legislate in vain. We want to debate Motions that the Government will take seriously and act on them. If we cannot structure this Motion to say “resolves”, because of the Money Bill effect, then we need to work out how we are going to handle the issue of the Money Bills. That should not limit us in the way we do our motions in this House. I urge the Senate Business Committee and the Leadership of this House to think about the good Motions that are brought here. I remember Sen. Sifuna brought a Motion"
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