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    "id": 332084,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/332084/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Kosgei",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 59,
        "legal_name": "Sally Jepngetich Kosgei",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food Authority Bill, Bill No.61 of 2012 be now read a Second Time. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have arrived at this juncture after these Bills have been considered for nine years. In the last two years, we have intensified the consultations. In these consultations were the Ministries of Agriculture, the Attorney- General, Kenya Law Commission and the Constitutional Implementation Commission. It therefore, makes absolutely no sense to have some of the circulars that are going around the House alleging unconstitutionality. We took care of that. Let me say at the outset that we have listened and the Ministry of Livestock Development is not happy. There are also people who have intervened. We have met them at the Committee Stage and the Chairman of the Committee can confirm this. We have, therefore, withdrawn any reference to livestock in our Bill. We should, therefore, be allowed to streamline the Ministry of Agriculture in keeping with the Constitution that requires that we do this now. We have, therefore, without any fear of contradiction, done this to make sure that Kenyans are well served. However, the Bill which is before the House, as usual and in keeping with parliamentary practice---"
}