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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oyomo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also want to add my voice to the speech made by His Excellency the President. I want to start by saying that His Excellency the President made notice of the growing confidence in the contribution of women leadership in decision making in our governance and political institutions. He not only made reference to the growing number of women that were elected into Parliament but he also gave numbers, although the numbers are still insignificant. My contribution is to the fact that in leading this country and having taken cognizant of that fact, I would like the President to demonstrate that contribution of women in the coming appointments that he will be making. I am happy that a number have made it to the nomination list of the Cabinet Secretaries (CS). I state that the Kenyan women are looking forward to getting more names of fellow women in the forthcoming appointments that he will be making as he firms up his Government. Secondly, the President laid his mission to dramatically scale up productivity in agriculture, fisheries and pastoralist for sustainable economic growth for food security and for economic income. The mention of fisheries excites me because I come from the Lake Victoria Region. According to the Executive Order No.1 of 2022, fisheries is listed under the State Department for Blue Economy, in the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs. I state that there are all the reasons for retaining fisheries as a department rather than have it domiciled in other sectors. It is worth noting that fish from Lake Victoria accounts for such a high percentage in the total quantities and value of the national fish catches respectively. I emphasize on some of the reasons why there is need even if not from Lake Victoria region but for the country as a whole to maintain fisheries as a department on its own. Fishing has a significant role in the provision of food security in this country, an area which His Excellency the President also mentioned. Therefore, to remove fisheries as a distinct department will severely demean the participation of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO), which is a regional organization. The fisheries department has been linked to other sister fisheries departments at the LVFO which is a regional fishery management organization. I emphasize once more that fishing is a key contributor to the blue economy. Therefore, singling it out gives it the strength it deserves to attract investment and collaboration by people who view the blue economy to be much of maritime and fishing. To make it clearer, fisheries is the common name for ‘hustlers’ who understand what fish entails. It sinks more with the masses in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the legislative agenda, the President emphasized that his administration will rely on oversight to ensure that the public gets value for money. It is on the same note that His Excellency talked about the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF). There was more emphasis on the setting up of the Senate Oversight Fund to be used to provide oversight on county funds. I support the setting up of the Senate Oversight Fund. Whoever may be uncomfortable with this is somebody who is not keen on the growth of counties."
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