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    "id": 1278459,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1278459/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "(f) Provide a platform for the consultation and co-operation of the county governments and stakeholders in the implementation of a multi-annual control plan. (g) Conduct audits to ascertain compliance and enforcement of food and feed safety measures. This is quite important because a system where county governments can enforce those who are licensed to produce foods or animal feeds has been lacking. There is no system in place where county government officers can scrutinise and determine whether all food and feed producers are complying with the law and relevant health safety measures. The county governments will institute control measures and conduct regular audits in all enterprises and institutions that produce foods and feeds, either for animals or for human beings. (h) Coordinate food safety and feed safety activities. (i) Regulate and enforce official control. (j) Monitor and evaluate implementation of the multi-annual control plan. Hon. Speaker, I do not need to belabour all the functions of the national Government because they are provided for in the Bill and Members can scrutinise them. I believe those who looked at the Committee Report saw the issues that were raised by stakeholders during engagement with the two committees. There were concerns about animal feeds and the handling of food right from post-harvest stage. I commend the Kenya Kwanza administration because last week, again, His Excellency the President announced that in anticipation of the bumper harvest, especially of maize, the Government will invest in the procurement of food and maize driers. It means that all the food that will be harvested this year will be handled safely."
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