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    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I almost gave up, but I want to thank you for the opportunity. I also thank the Committee led by my friend Hon. Bowen. At the outset, I support the candidature and the appointment of our former colleague, Hon. Martin Otieno Ogindo. He has already presented his credentials, which we have no questions about. He has also given us his experience which, as a Member of Parliament, employee, and a businessman, he qualifies for the position. The fish industry contributes about 0.5 per cent of our national GDP and about 2 per cent of national export earnings. This is not a simple economy, but we all know that it has very high potential. Having said that, we are looking forward to Hon. Otieno taking up this responsibility to head the KFMA. We hope and believe that he will do what this job entails, but based on his commitment and the Kenya Kwanza expectations, he will be the best candidate. The Blue Economy touches on very many sectors of our country including tourism, fish processing manufacturing and value addition, sports associated with fish and employment. It is also a foreign exchange earner. Therefore, we are not talking about a small industry. The only difference is that in the past, it was not given any prominence, but now the Kenya Kwanza Government has picked it up as one of the sectors that need to be matured and promoted. I know that there are very many things that need to be done in this industry, and that is what we expect Martin and his associates will fulfil. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have observed that there is basic education and training that takes place concerning fishing, but I think it is time that we academically promoted teaching fish farming. I note that there is production of different types of fish, and as I said, we have to look at this very critically. The benefit will be determined by the kind of activities that we expect from the production. Storage is the biggest challenge and I want to state, for the Members’ benefit, that I have started practicing farming the famous trout fish that was mentioned here. I border Kenya Trout Farm owned by the former President Mr. Mwai Kibaki. My constituency is known for that fish. I speak authoritatively because we have a product that can earn this country a lot of money. We call it wild fish because its behaviour is not like that of normal fish. As we talk about production, we must start focusing on the kind of fish that will be of high value, either for export or consumption."
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