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    "id": 1566538,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "content": "seven? We need to do something. If you put this blank cheque, the moment we enact this law, counties will employ even up to 300 people. All the money that we were fighting today to go to counties will still be consumed by salaries at our counties. So, we need to be careful with this power that we are giving to the County Public Service Board in Clause 12. Otherwise, Sen. Cheruiyot, the moment you enact this law, your governor will employ even up to 400 people because they want to employ their relatives, supporters and as somebody said, even their girlfriends. With regard to Article 124, we cannot say that the JSC will pick members of the Tribunal from nominees of the Cabinet Secretary. The correct language should be that, “The Judicial Service Commission, through a competitive process, will pick members of the Cooperative Tribunal.” This is because, if you give that power to a Cabinet Secretary, it means the process will not be competitive. Finally, as I wind up, the animal in Article 153 called “the Cooperative Development Fund, which shall be money paid by cooperative societies as the Minister may direct.” I always try to defend farmers. If the Cabinet Secretary wakes up and says each cooperative society will make a certain percentage of contribution to this Fund, it means that instead of helping our cooperatives, we will still be giving with the right hand and taking with the left. I propose that we find a way that, we can collect this levy, but without punishing the farmer. The person I want to fight for is the farmer. Let us not pass laws that are going to add more pain to the farmer or that will take from the pockets of the farmer. I hope that at the Committee of the Whole stage we can find a way of creating a Fund that does not punish the farmer. Otherwise, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, by and large, I welcome this Bill. I also congratulate the work of Cabinet Secretary (CS) Oparanya. I have invited him to visit my coffee farmers in Nyamira County, who are in cooperatives. I hope he will find time to be in Nyamira County. We were with him in Uasin Gishu County, together with Sen. Cherarkey, and we commended him. We told him he is doing a good job, and encouraged him to continue doing the good work on behalf of the Government of the day. That is what we need---"
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