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    "id": 305348,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chanzu",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to support this Bill. It is very timely considering that in the advent of the new Constitution, we are thinking of country in terms of regions. We are looking at these regions as being able to sustain themselves and being able to contribute to their development and growth. So, it is going to be incumbent upon all the counties to look for ways of generating revenue for themselves and sustain themselves apart from the minimum 15 per cent that they will get from the Central Government. With that in mind, there is going to be need for competition. The Bill is very timely, so that we can have legislation that can assist us to put the coconut industry in place. Kenya is an agricultural country so far. We are still prospecting on things like oil, but at the moment, we are mostly an agricultural country. There is need for us to diversify. We have relied on some traditional foods for a long time and the more we diversify the better for the economy as a whole. It is very important that we have this Bill at this time. Coconut has been used for food and oil. It will be used in industries and for decoration. In terms of the economy as a whole and where the crop is grown, the Bill is very important. So, the economy as a whole will benefit from this. What the Assistant Minister has talked about is very important. The reason why we have been unable to sustain what we do as a country is because the views of the people who are in charge of these sectors are not taken into account. If we take into account everybody’s view, from the bottom to the top, we will be able to sustain the industry. The farmers are the ones who will feed the industry. They are the ones who are going to labour to produce the coconut before it can get to a level where we can say that the county or the country is benefiting from it. So, a lot of consideration must be put into that. For us to achieve Vision 2030, now that it is the larger picture that we are looking at, we must do a lot in all the sectors. So, the Bill is very timely for all those reasons and many more which my colleagues have already stated. I find the Bill very good and I really congratulate hon. Mungatana for thinking very wisely and bringing it on time, so that as we move ahead, we can consider a number of items as we talk about industrializing Kenya by 2030. We must be looking at a number of items in order to achieve that. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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