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    "content": "issues of licensed abattoirs like KMC centres by establishing modern abattoirs in respective counties with the aim of reducing production costs. The Government can intervene through county governments’ registration policies which must develop and provide for abattoirs and for the meat sector as a whole to necessitate hygienic conditions. Counties also need to legislate on environmental frameworks. This needs to be supplemented by regulatory systems or directives to be issued by county governments and signed to implement and strictly enforce laws. There should also be removal of bureaucratic bottlenecks and obstacles. Such provisions will give sound advice to the county governments and identify possible financial incentives and subsidies. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the county governments’ role in ensuring public health standards and consumer protection is another principle of modern meat hygiene in the sharing of responsibilities in county protection within the meat business operator and the county government officials. This is where we require county health and hygiene control facilities to be entrenched in county governments and anchored well within the devolved systems. Other areas like analysis and critical control point schemes must be the ultimate targets to be achieved in the aminobicyclo (2.2.1) heptane-2-exo-carboxylic acid (ABHCA) member countries. The county governments along with the national governments must also improve the meat inspection standards to attain internationally required and accepted standards to allow the country and the counties to export. This will add value to our meat in the international market segment and other standard requirements. Supporting meat inspection services includes ensuring availability of laboratory facilities in each county for diagnosing ballistic or infectious diseases thus creating employment. The national Government along with the county governments must also promote local abattoir engineering companies which are equipped with the state of the art facilities. These local companies that engage in the manufacturing of abattoir equipment should be promoted by technical assistance programmes which will see donors engaging in. Their access to international technology should be fast-tracked through technological transfer and regional cooperation within this sector. This will enable specialised manufacturers to benefit from the economies of scale generated by large networks throughout the region. This fosters the availability of more profitable and, possibly, cheaper manufacturing through higher inputs to allow individuals develop economies of scale. The national Government along with the county governments must also, if we have to achieve this goal of developing livestock which is a national commodity and not regional--- Where I come from, in Homa Bay and in other areas, there is some livestock which can also be taken care of. It is important that county and national Government set out pilot equipment for abattoir operations. The establishment of pilot and demonstration facilities will recommend equipment to small and medium scale abattoirs for duplication to other counties. Preferably, the demonstration units should be situated in existing meat institutions where routine slaughtering is carried out to support practical, demonstration and training. The demonstration equipment should not be limited to genuine equipment, but should also include facilities for caring for animals as well as a treatment plant for 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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