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    "id": 381625,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wangari",
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Motion and congratulate the Professor for bringing it to this august House. I know that West Pokot is one of the counties that really have a lot of interest in this Motion. Madam Temporary Speaker, one major objective of zoning is to improve the quality of livestock products and make them very competitive. I think that, that has already been alluded to by the previous speaker. We used to rank highly in the export of both dairy and meat products, but this has really dwindled because we have had numerous challenges that we seek to correct. Madam Temporary Speaker, I know that knowingly or unknowingly the Mover has borrowed really heavily from the Vision 2030 flagship project of the Ministry of Agriculture that sought to create disease free zones in two areas, that is, the Coast and Isiolo region. If you look at the Mid-Term Plan for the Vision 2030, you will realize that the other one for Isiolo has already been shelved for environmental reasons. As suggested by the Senator for Wajir, we need to also look at and examine what the Ministry is already doing, so that we are able to synchronize our efforts with what is already going on. Madam Temporary Speaker, one of the biggest tests of the Jubilee Government is job creation. This is because unemployment among the young people is skyrocketing. It is already a bomb exploding, as demonstrated by the number of young people who have resorted to very funny ways of making a living. I was hoping that the amendment by the Senator for Mombasa would actually open up this Motion to cover not only the ASALs. This is because I think that livestock, however, minimal or restricted it is in some regions, is still a very big contributor to the economy. In Murang’a County where I was born, the Governor already has a programme which is meant to make sure that every young person is an owner of a dairy cow. This will not only reduce the rural-urban migration, but also make sure that agriculture and livestock look very lucrative. As a result, young people can venture into them and make a living. They will move away from poverty and desperation to where they want to be. Madam Temporary Speaker, I also want to urge the Mover of the Motion that we know very well that veterinary policy is left at the national Government. But at the same time, we need to loop in the county governments, because they are the ones charged wholly with the function of ensuring that disease control is executed in the counties. Even when we were growing up, not only did we have cattle dips, but also veterinary officers who were all over. They were covering a sub-location using motorbikes. You were sure that whenever your cow was sick, you would get assistance, just by making a call or even visiting them because we used to know where they were. I think that we need to enable The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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