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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kericho County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Kemei",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish I could speak like her, but even for you, I could see that you were struggling to understand her Kiswahili, even though I could see how you enjoyed every bit of it. All said and done, we need some classes on the same. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I support this Bill, knowing that it is very important. I support it because no legal or policy framework currently caters for the same. This Bill has come at the right time. The Bill was moved by the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Ichung’wah, and seconded by the Chairmen of the Departmental Committee on Health, and Agriculture and Livestock. We have Health as a department and ministry. We also have Agriculture as a ministry. Both have duties and responsibilities, but when it comes to safety measures, we realise that none can take responsibility. Enacting food and safety control law is very important so that county governments and institutions like schools, hospitals, colleges, and the like can be guided. As it has been said, the way to a person’s heart is through the stomach. That is to say, we show appreciation through food. Sometimes food is a problem or a blessing. We have food contamination issues. Therefore, safe food production starts from planting to harvesting, storage, and transportation - this supply chain is key. We are concerned about food safety in this country because we often have surplus food, but preservation is an issue. Therefore, the passage of this Bill will come in handy in line with this. We have perishable foodstuffs like milk, fruits, and vegetables and dry foods like maize and cereals. How we preserve them for future use is key. We have lost lives through food poisoning. It is, therefore, high time that we supported this Bill to stop food poisoning in schools and our homesteads even as we market foodstuffs that are well preserved after processing. Hon. Temporary Speaker, as my colleagues have said, the chemicals used, such as poultry preservation, are interesting. I support this Bill because the county governments will come in handy to create public awareness so that people can know about food safety and the 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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