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    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Millie Odhiambo-Mabona",
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    "content": "the food substances it was ferrying on its buses. It could be a problem of traceability. Transferring these standards to other agencies is not right. What would the proposed controller be doing primarily? The controller should set traceability standards, not transfer them to another agency and then come back to oversee the same agency's standards. If we are coming up with an entire Bill for an office or a person, they should have some substantive work, not just a roaming ambassador. Even though I do not support the Bill—it will likely pass anyway—I will propose amendments. Members have spoken about this matter. I also have a problem with mixing food and feed in one Bill. It creates confusion. If you look at the qualifications of the Office of the Controller holder, they should have \"either or.\" It is difficult to have a person with expertise in food and feed. Looking at the Bill, there is a lot of disservice to feeds because the primary aim is on food. There should be another amendment to another law that mainly focuses on animals and not on human beings. The other issue I have is clause seven on the issue of the appointment of the Controller. This clause is flawed because it only talks about subsequent appointments. The initial appointment is not clear. I hope to bring an amendment to this. On Clause 11, we should also provide an appeal process if the controller is dismissed and is dissatisfied with the process. Good governance practice demands that there must be an appeal process. Clause 16 requires counties to submit their food and feed safety to the Controller. I don't know whether this is connotational. We do not have a centralized system. We have a devolved system. In a devolved system, you do not expect governors to report to a controller. Is this controller more senior or more important than governors? What if they do not meet this standard? What happens? These are some of the things I have a problem with. I agree with the Member for Mandera West and Hon. (Dr) Oundo on the principal object of this Bill. I do not want to repeat what they said. We have the same concerns. I wish we only amended the AFA Act to include the Office of the Controller. However, if we bring this law as it is, we should bring substantive provisions on traceability so that the controller has something substantive to do. These proposals provide clerical duties for the controller. He is like a clerk. This is a very important position for a person to do clerical work. Hon. Temporary Speaker, these are my comments, with reservations."
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