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    "id": 1278475,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to also contribute to this Bill. The Food and Feed Safety Coordination Bill comes in to coordinate the control of safety in feed and food. Safety is important because lack of it can lead to infection and infestation. Lack of proper coordination with regard to which institution plays which role, leads to duplication of functions which in turn wastes both time and resources. Clarity is important so that we do not waste time when dealing with food issues. This Bill seeks to amend several Acts: the Food, Drugs and Chemical Substances Act, the Dairy Industry Act; the Fertiliser and Animal Foodstuffs Act; the Pest Control Products Act; the Meat Control Act; the Biosafety Act; the Standards Act; the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service Act, the Agriculture and Food Authority Act, the Fisheries Management and Development Act; the Water Act; and the Health Act. All these Acts will be amended to bring harmony in the functioning of the relevant competent authorities that are supposed to handle food issues in this country. By competent authorities, I refer to the institutions that are mandated to clear our food either into or out of the country. When we import food from other 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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