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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wakili Sigei",
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    "content": "in 1998, and that was prior to the enactment of the 2010 Constitution. Therefore, the present proposed amendments by the Senator are first to align the provisions of that Act with the Constitution 2010 that brought in, among other things, devolved governments. This is one of the very critical Bills that will enhance the support and coming together of various co-operatives of farmer societies at every smallest county level, leading to the enactment of the apex society. The earlier provisions which I would like to highlight in this particular amendment is the introduction of Part 1A to the Bill. This section provides for the mandate of the national Government and county government. In particular, the requirement that at the national level there is a need for the national Government to establish national policy on the framework and standards for the development and growth of cooperative societies. This will include maintaining a register of approved audit firms in the cooperative sector and further the development of intergovernmental relations among others. Madam Temporary Speaker, when you look at the role that the former commissioner of co-operatives--- Now there is an amendment to replace commissioner with director, particularly because of the devolved government. The aspect with which we would require co-operatives to be managed is something that this Act has tried to break down by sharing the roles in that particular part. Introduction of New Clause 2D also gives a breakdown of the roles of the county government, which was not there before. This will ensure that at any given level of government, whether county or national, members who come together, farmers who have decided to coalesce and set up an entity to support their businesses, enterprises or their farming activity have got a place to manage those resources in form of a society governed by law. The introduction under the new Clause 3A, which creates the office of a county director of co-operatives is very critical in the sense that this particular office, though it currently exists; I am aware of the position of a county director of co-operatives who reports to the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) of the relevant department at the county level. The office of the county director under this amendment has been given specific roles. It has been provided with who to report to, what role they are supposed to undertake, especially with regards to the registration of co-operative societies, in this case, the primary cooperative society. The introduction of this particular position and also renaming it will ensure that the management of co-operative societies at the county level is streamlined to the extent that if there are issues in regards to registration, management or any aspect that requires intervention at the county level, the members of a society generally will have a place to go to report. Certain timelines have been provided for purposes of action that were not in existence in the previous Act. Section 7 seeks to amend the Act by introducing Clause 6A, which is relevant for the registration of a primary society. In this case, it gives a requirement that for a society to be registered as a primary society at the county level, it must comprise of not less than 10 members. They will be required, among other things to provide for the minutes, prescribed fee, copies of the bylaws that will be required to have information on the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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