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    "id": 1251139,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen Osotsi",
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    "content": "If you look at the report done by the Committee - I said I am not imputing improper motives - but this is an issue we have to address as Senate so that what comes to the Floor must be a document that has gone through quality checks and can be used by the Senate to make decisions. I have looked at their recommendations and there are no amendments that have been proposed. On public participation, which is key, only two organisations responded; the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development and Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS). What happened to the Council of Governors (CoG) and other organisations of interest in this? That raises concerns about how we do public participation. As a Committee, they should have gone ahead and even directly invited the targeted stakeholders to give their input. Maybe we would be talking of a quality report that will inform some of the things we are discussing. Why would this Bill reach this level without the input of the CoG? Why would it reach this level without the input of farmers’ associations and other critical organisations? This is not just to the Committee, but also to our secretariat, why would this Bill be published with errors and content from another Bill?"
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