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    "id": 177014,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Munyaka",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Victor Kioko Munyaka",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to congratulate the Minister and the Ministry for coming up with the policy paper. I just wish to state some two points. December 3, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3857 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the impact of under-staffing has been very detrimental in the Kenyan livestock industry. That is because you understand that the European market is not able to purchase animals or even livestock products from Kenya. That is why the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) is almost collapsing. So, the Ministry needs to repeal Sessional Paper No.1 of 1986 and start employing professional staff. The other thing is about mushrooming of agro-vets all over the country. They have brought a lot of drugs that are resistant to diseases because most of them are handled by unprofessional people. That is why, occasionally, you will find that somebody who needs an acaricide is sold a diazinon. You will find animals dying en masse due to the wrong prescription! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, of late, we have been experiencing a lot of disease outbreaks like PPR, which is actually wiping out our stocks. I understand that we are importing vaccines. Why should we be importing vaccines whereas some time back, the Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute (KEVEVAPI) used to export vaccines? We are spending billions! Why can we not empower the institute, so that it can be able to save that money and improve our animals locally, instead of buying vaccines from Botswana, a country which used to purchase vaccines from us before! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other thing is about registration and regulation of veterinary drugs. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board is the one that is in charge of that function. But the professionals are within the livestock industry. We have the professional body, which is Kenya Veterinary Board (KVB). It should be empowered so that it can be able to professionally license and regulate our veterinary drugs. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, because there is no much time, I beg to support. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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