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    "id": 305879,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chepkitony",
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        "legal_name": "Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. From the outset, I would like to congratulate the Minister for introducing these changes as they are going to improve the future plants and varieties. As has been said by other hon. Members, seeds are very important in crop production. Without good seeds you will not have a profitable farming. It is right that we amend the necessary laws in order to improve seeds. Before seeds are released to farmers, they must be tested properly. I can see that there is an aspect of testing before they are released for commercial use by the farmers. So, it is very important that the plant breeders undertaken to test the seeds properly, so that they release good seeds which will be beneficial to them. There is a problem also in the seed industry; you find certain seeds are sneaked into the country from other countries. We need to be very alert. The inspectors at our borders, or entry points, must be alert and should be checking all people coming in, so as to prevent any sneaking in of seed varieties which have not been cleared of disease and met other requirements. So, we need to be very alert to ensure that the seeds coming in do not bring diseases or cause any danger to the existing varieties. The other thing that I notice in this Bill is the creation of the National Plant Genetic Resource Centre. This is very important because we need to have our own plant"
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