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    "id": 1526769,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. My follow up question is specific to AFA. When the Cabinet Secretary (CS) was addressing the question of macadamia, he indicated the preparedness of his Ministry to deal with several questions, including opening up markets and so on. The AFA Act deals with scheduled crops under the Crops Act. We know that, recently, and the CS will address this, the Sugar Act, 2024 was enacted. We are now dealing with regulations under the Act. We have two statutes underway. We have the Rice Bill and the Cotton Bill under consideration. Could the Minister explain whether it is the intention or the policy of his Ministry to take away scheduled crops and make them independent and take them away from the administration by AFA under the Act? Is it the Ministry's policy position to consolidate and how does this impact on the administration and the structure of AFA when crops are taken away and their specific directors elected to represent certain scheduled crops? Thank you."
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