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    "id": 555186,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/555186/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ogalo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "George Oner Ogalo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Bill, which is timely. Fishery is a very big sector in our economy and not having it regulated, especially pursuant to the Constitution 2010, that requires that we sustainably use our natural resources, would be a disservice to the people of Kenya. I note that my constituency has two fish landing beaches. I look at the way they practise fishing and the challenges they face. This time round this Bill, when it becomes an Act, is going to solve the myriads problems that they face. First of all, this Bill must be able to deal with the resources themselves, namely where we get fish, rear fish, exclusive economic zones, the fishponds, aquaculture, the rivers, the small lakes, the major lakes like Lakes Victoria and Turkana, the places where fish grow and where we can get them. This Bill should have a clear mechanism through which we will efficiently manage and regulate the resource. Having said that, the next thing is the actual fishing and exploitation of the resource itself. It must be done in a way that sustainably enables us to carry out this activity as a sustainable economic activity. I note that previously we have been using certain methods of ensuring restocking of fish in Lake Victoria, for example, barring fishermen from accessing the lake for periods of time. I tend to feel that now, with science and technology having advanced, this Bill should find it necessary to give regulations that will enable restocking of the fish resources in a way that does not disrupt economic activities of the fishermen. 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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