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    "content": "(2B) A person appointed under subsection (1) shall hold office for a period of three years and may be re-appointed for a further nonrenewable term of three years. (d) by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 2M Annual report 2MA. (1) The Chief Executive Officer shall cause to be prepared an annual report setting out the activities of the Board. (2) The Chief Executive Officer shall submit the report referred to in subsection (1) to the Cabinet Secretary not later than two months after the end of each financial year. (3) The Cabinet Secretary shall transmit copies of the report to the Senate and the National Assembly within three months after receipt of the Report. Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, this amendment proposes to rename the proposed Fertilizers Board of Kenya to be the Fertilizers and Animal Foodstuffs Board of Kenya. This is because the board is intended to regulate both fertilizers and animal foodstuffs. The same Amendment is also necessary so as to make the regulatory and advisory board in the fertilizers and animal food stuff sector as opposed to a board also being involved in the actual business of importation, procurement, manufacture and sell of fertilizer and animal foodstuffs. There would be conflict of interest if the Board were to be a player in marketing as well as being a regulator. Since the board as currently constituted does not have a representative from the animal sector yet it is supposed to regulate animal foodstuffs, thise amendment proposes that the Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries or a designate be in-cooperated into the membership of the board to cater for the interests of the animal sector. The other rationale for the above two amendments are to ensure that counties are also presented in the board, while at the same time retaining a lean membership in the board. The Director of Veterinary Services is expected to provide the board with technical expertise in the fertilizer and animal foodstuff sector for purposes of quality and safety of fertilizers and animal foodstuffs. Research in the fertilizers and animal foodstuffs sector is important to ensure that standards of quality and safety are maintained, and to promote innovation in this sector. It is, therefore, proposed that the board should have a representative from the agricultural research sector to promote and enhance research in fertilizers and animal food stuffs. The other rationale is to comply with Article 27 of the Constitution which requires that not more than two thirds of the members of an appointive body be of the same gender. Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, the rationale is that the Committee noted that the Bill does not provide for a term of office for the chairperson of the board. The proposed amendment, therefore, proposes that the chairperson holds office for a three year term which may be renewed once. Finally, the Committee noted that the Bill does not provide for a reporting mechanism for the board. For purposes of promoting transparency and accountability, the Committee, therefore, proposes that the board reports annually to the Cabinet Secretary and to Parliament. 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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