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    "id": 1497230,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1497230/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tinderet, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Melly",
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    "content": "Part VIII of the Bill provides for the procedures for the amalgamation and division of co-operatives, including primary and secondary co-operatives, a more solid resolution, certification, creditors, distributions of assets and liabilities and the role of the Commissioner of Co-operatives. This is an aspect where, at times, co-operatives merge. I say this as a member and a leader in the co-operative movement. Some small co-operatives merge because of their economies of scale. We have seen a number of splinter co-operatives getting out of the big ones. We want to advise the crop-based co-operatives, the housing-based co-operatives and even the salaried or what we call the Sacco-based co-operatives that it is good for them to merge and when they do that, they should know and ensure that their rights, privileges and even what they are owed, are always protected because of this part of the Bill. With those many remarks, this Bill is very important for our economy and more importantly, for the development of the co-operative sector. In counties, when it comes to areas like agriculture, co-operatives are very vital in the devolution movement. The creation of the Co-operative Technical Forum Committee, which is a Government relations committee, will enable the national Government and the county government to relate well, especially in improving the co-operative movement in this country. I support this Bill. Thank you."
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