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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. First, I want to laud the committee for sitting down and considering what we are debating today. I also wish to congratulate the Chairman, Hon. Martin Ogindo, for this very important appointment. Sometimes, when people serve in politics the way we do, there is usually a misconception out there that politicians have no capacity to be professionals. The truth is that before people join this House or any leadership role based on politics, majority of them are already qualified professionals and are almost seconded from the other areas they previously served. Therefore, it is very refreshing to see a former Member of this House taking the reins in this very important Authority of marketing fish and fish products in this country. I believe the issue before us is about food security, the economy and nutrition. As we talk about food security, sometimes we forget to align it with nutrition, because they should always go hand in hand. Food security is not just having a full stomach, but the composition of what makes the stomach full. Fish is one of the premium products we consume. Therefore, it is important to know we are dealing with these three elements as we talk about this Authority and Motion. It is critical as we talk about food security, we consider nutrition. More importantly, this is a premium economic activity for that matter. Globally, the fish industry is a huge one, valued at approximately US$268 billion. This is more than double the size of the Kenyan economy. The fish industry in the world is in itself bigger than the entire GDP of our country multiplied by two. This shows how important this is in the economic sense, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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