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    "id": 525082,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1067,
        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 10 of the Bill be deleted and substituted therefore by the following new Clause- 10. Section 16 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “one thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month and for a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding three thousand shillings” and substituting therefore the words “five hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month, and for a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding one million shillings”. Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, the Principal Act was enacted in 1967 and has been amended minimally since its inception. The penalties in the Act are very lenient and not deterrent enough for wealthy offenders such as illegal manufacturers or importers of high value and large quantities of fertilizers and animal foodstuffs. The Committee proposes to enhance the penalties so as to make them deterrent to all offenders. ( (Question of the amendment proposed)"
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