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    "id": 527492,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 93,
        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. I want to take this opportunity to thank our deputy Chairperson, Sen. Ndiema, who moved it on behalf of our Committee. I also want to thank all the contributors to the Motion, including my friend, Sen. Anyang’- Nyong’o of Kisumu County. Allow me also finally thank the National Assembly for complying with Article 110(3) of the Constitution which requires that all Bills which concern counties be brought to this House after they are debated in the National Assembly for our debate and concurrence. There has been a serious tug of war between the National Assembly and this House as to what Bills concern counties and which ones do not. I think that debate is now being dissolved and I was very happy to read in the press the Speaker of the National Assembly calling for dialogue between the National Assembly and the Senate. He talked of creation of a technical committee which will be looking at the Bills to determine which ones concern counties and which ones do not so that it is not a personal confrontational between our Speaker and himself. That is a very welcome move. The technical committee of experts between our House and the National should be set up as quickly as possible to solve all the issues. I want to welcome that initiative and also welcome the message from the Speaker of the National Assembly. I believe that our own Speaker will have a cup of tea with him so that we do not go back to where we were last year. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, at the very outset, let me say that I support the creation of this Bill which will regulate fertilisers and animal foodstuff in this country. We do know that there is a policy by the Government to try to amalgamate and consolidate as many parastatals as possible and discouraging creation of new parastatals. 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"
}