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    "id": 508019,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "What is wrong? The idea of regulating the fertilizer sector is not in dispute. The idea of creating incentives and compelling the Government to come up with a programme that supports farmers to access affordable fertiliser is not in question. However, I must point out one major issue that I have observed especially in yesterday’s session of debate. The idea of creating a new board when we are streamlining the number of parastatals is something that many of those who spoke had an issue with. My appeal is, let us not throw out the baby with the bath water. If the major problem is the formation of yet another bureaucratic entity, it is possible to proceed with this Bill, remove the issue of establishing a board and the policy guidelines that we want to turn into legislation can actually be pursued through a department or directorate of the State Ministry for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. If the idea is about multiplicity of institutions, and I agree we have too many institutions, it is possible to turn the policy details of this legislation into legislative directives to be carried out by a directorate or department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, so that we do not create another body. Mr. Speaker, Sir, having said that, I now beg to move that the Fertilisers and Animal Foodstuffs (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.36 of 2013 be read a second time."
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