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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the Bill. In seconding the Bill, I want to say that God loves me because he knows how passionate I am about fishing. I was travelling to Kisumu this afternoon, I had already boarded a plane, but the plane had a problem; so, I came back. Now, I understand why I had to come back. I thought this Bill would be coming to this House in about two weeks’ time; I am happy to be here. In terms of inland fishing, my constituency is, probably, the epicentre of fishing in the country. That is why I am very happy that I am here. The world is focusing on green and blue economic revolution that focuses on water. If we work very well around the issue of water, we will say goodbye to poverty and we will welcome food security. I want to say, as I second this Bill, that the previous Government had put some efforts towards aquaculture fishing but they were not sufficient. I would want to encourage this Government to put in a lot more effort in terms of aquaculture fishing. I want to encourage that even as they do that, they do not forget the traditional fishing areas; I know a lot of the aquaculture fishing went to the non- traditional areas because the Government was trying to encourage those areas to get into fishing, but they forgot one of the challenges we are facing in the fishing community; it is that there has always been a presumption that fish is an infinite resource. Over the years, we have discovered that it is not an infinite resource; it is finite. I was not really prepared otherwise I would have given the figures that show how dwindling our fish stocks are; but if we put a little extra effort and invest in our waters then will have a revolution in this country. In countries like Ghana and the USA, people have put a lot of energy into aquaculture fishing and fishing in lakes through cage fishing with tremendous results; I would want to encourage us to move that way. If you look at the definition of fishing in this Bill, you will see that it is not just limited to the fishing as it is traditionally defined. It also includes reptiles and other resources. Indeed, I was telling the Chairman of my Committee that, perhaps, after the passage of this Bill, we might just start eating snakes as well, because the Bill imports snakes into class of fish, because both live in water. Nonetheless, I am happy. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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