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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyamunga",
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill. It is a very important Bill because it will help in the management and development of fisheries in general. I know that Fisheries is a department that has been devolved to the counties. Therefore, a comprehensive Bill that takes care of fisheries in general is very important. The objective of this Bill is to make sure that there are proper regulations and a comprehensive development and governance of the investments in the lakes and oceans. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, fisheries should be looked at in general as any other form of agriculture. In the coffee and tea industries, there is a proper and a comprehensive way of running their affairs – which gives the farmers a lot of benefits. However, when it comes to fishing, nothing much has been done. Maybe, as leaders from the lake regions, we have not made enough effort to make sure that people from areas around Lake Turkana, Lake Victoria and the Coastal Region benefit. There is a lot of suffering. If you listen to people from fishing areas, you will hear a lot of negativity, as it has already been mentioned by an hon. Member. It has become an abusive thing to say that you are from the Lake Region or Nyanza because there is a lot of poverty that comes with fishing. It is because there is no proper machinery to take care of the fishing industry. I support this Bill because it is long overdue, but with a lot of amendments. If you look at it, there are many things that are confusing. During the Committee Stage, it will 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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