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    "id": 374106,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/374106/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Opiyo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jared Odhiambo Opiyo",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. I want to register certain observations about this Act that we are talking about. The mood of the country is that we are moving towards devolved systems. For us to embrace a body that is collapsing several boards into one centralized system could be a disservice to this country. I would suggest that while we extend the time that will be taken for us to operationalize this Act, the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives, which has asked for this extension, should move with speed to study the Act with a view of bringing an amendment or a Bill that seeks to repeal it. I come from a sugar growing region and I represent Awendo Constituency where sugarcane is mainly grown. It would be sad to get somebody from a sisal growing area to sit on a Board that deliberates on matters affecting the production of sugarcane. This Act has the ability to slow down the response and reaction time to issues that affect specific sectors. There will be a lot of bureaucracy at the centre that will have the effect of slowing down the rate at which they respond to specific issues. If I have an issue, for instance, with a road or a bridge, it would be easier to deal with the Kenya Sugar Board to help me fix it because they understand it as a challenge that affects my area and their sector specifically. But if I have to deal with a Board that amalgamates up to eight sectors, it might be difficult. They might not feel the effect of such challenges that we may be facing."
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