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    "id": 408162,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to thank the Committee for a very elaborate answer. Also, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Ministry for being honest and reanalyzing this issue without any bias. Members of this House, you have heard what the impact of the ban is on the economy of this country particularly, the food security of this country. In particular, it is going to impact on Vision 2030; we have set out in vision 2030 that we are going to use bio technology as our mainstream method for food production. With the ban, that is not going to be realized. Let me go for clarification now. It is clear from the Statement that the Ministry misadvised the Cabinet to ban GMO without proper investigation, and without proper consultation with the competent authority, which is the National Bio-Safety Authority. Therefore, the Cabinet made a wrong decision and further, the decision of the Cabinet was not gazetted. After follow up, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology which is the competent Ministry under which NBA falls, asked the Attorney-General to clarify whether the ban was official or not. Up to today, the Attorney General has not responded. My question therefore, is, is the ban on, or it is a hoax? So, that is the answer I would like to hear from the committee, or what decisions should be made, before I can ask any further questions."
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