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    "content": "The Mover also mentioned that diseases are also being transmitted by wildlife. Again, we have a situation where we have to make up our minds as a country. How do we end up mixing animals meant for human consumption with the wild animals? Where I come from, Nyandarua County, we have animals. However, these are primarily for milk. We sell excess cows or the bulls we have to meat producers. We get so often to a situation where there are two or three meat processors who specialize in meat to tourist centres in this country. I do not know whether they only deal with this area or in every other area in the region. Every so often, we take our animals to them for grading. I am familiar with situations where we are told: “Your animals are okay, but if we slaughter them, the meat is only good for the dogs and not human beings.” It is up to you to take your animals back or let them slaughter and give you half the price. So, in a county like Nyandarua where our dairy animals are weaker and each farmer controls his or her animals, the situation is worse. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, lastly, we have Vision 2030 whose main agenda is to turn this country into a middle-income country by 2030. You cannot do that if you continue with subsistence. You must industrialize. Cognizant of the fact that Vision 2030 was formulated within the auspices of the old Constitution, which did not have counties-- - Since devolution came after Vision 2030 had been formulated, it, therefore, means that we, as a country, need to relook at its implementation. At that time, we were looking at the county as a whole. However, now we have devolved units called counties, which are governments on their own, we need to relook at its implementation. They are quite capable of minding their own affairs. If all goes well, this House should soon be debating the County Industrial Development Bill, which is getting its final touches. It should be in the House before very long. Hopefully, if it is passed, we can have a situation where individual counties will be able to do what the Mover of this Motion has in mind, which is to create disease-free zones. But if the national Government is able to assist the individual county governments, through the Industrial Bill, they should be assisted. Each county will, therefore, be able to establish its own disease-free zones and get all the facilities – both technical and financial – and achieve the very important agenda which the Mover of this Motion has. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few words, I beg to support."
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