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    "id": 1497224,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1497224/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tinderet, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Melly",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. This is a very important Bill for our country and, more importantly, for the socio- economic development of our nation. The co-operative movement in this country was a very powerful movement in the 60s, 70s and 80s. Its contribution to the economy cannot be gainsaid. On that particular issue, this Bill addresses some of the ills that have affected the co- operative sector for long. In my constituency and county, the co-operative movement is so huge especially in the coffee and sugar sectors, and even in the milk industry. More importantly, it is the members of co-operatives from the yesteryears themselves, who were able to actually come together and buy farm machinery. Let me go straight away to the various parts of the Bill which seek to actually re-establish the co-operative movement as a force to reckon with in terms of economy and even social development. In fact, Part II of the Bill proposes to establish the Office of the Commissioner for Co- operative Development at the national level and the Office of the Director of Co-operatives at"
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