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    "id": 374103,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Simiyu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker for this opportunity to support this Motion and to the surprise of the Chair, I guess he thought I was going to oppose. Hon. Speaker, I would like to tell the Chairman that he should not go for half measures. He should have gone for full measures and brought here a Motion to completely repeal that Act. This is because that Act was crafted by people with ill motive in the Bretton Woods institutions. The whole idea of that was to collapse the agricultural backbone of this country. This matter was brought in at a time when the House was under a lot of pressure passing constitutional Bills – there were deadlines to be met. Many people were out there trying to campaign and retain their seats. So, nobody paid special attention to this particular Act when it was passed. As the Leader of Majority Party said, this Act goes completely contrary to devolution and completely contrary to the aspirations of Kenyans with regard to devolution. Granting six months, I would support that, but I urge the Chairman to bring a Motion to repeal this Act within three months. His Committee should then craft a Bill that is more compatible with the devolved system of Government that we are running currently. If we keep on adopting things that we know are going to hurt us--- It has been a tradition of this country at times when we are under pressure from the donors that we adopt things that eventually kill us. I come from a settlement scheme area. At one point they brought an idea that we do away with agricultural extension officers, cattle dip attendants and so on. This virtually collapsed the dairy industry and people have been destitute ever since. That is what this Act is intending to do. I would like to task the Chairman and his Committee to craft a Motion within three months that will repeal this Act altogether. They should then craft another Bill that is more compatible with the aspirations of all Kenyans."
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