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    "id": 585377,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Waiganjo",
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        "legal_name": "John Muriithi Waiganjo",
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    "content": "the Senate had given a lot of consideration. We proposed certain amendments like on the issue of consultations just to make sure that sports activities are not impeded by legislation. The proposed amendments to the Pyrethrum Act will go a long way in actualising--- These amendments are long overdue. Most of the pyrethrum-growing people have already uprooted this crop because of poor management of sale and marketing. We looked at the Pyrethrum Act and proposed appropriate amendments to make sure that pyrethrum-growing areas benefit from the growing, sale and marketing of pyrethrum. The NACADA Act is another serious Act that came to the attention of the Committee. We looked at it very closely. Drug abuse is a national issue. So, we need this piece of legislation. No one dissented on these amendments. Even as we looked at the Prevention and Protection of Internally Displaced Persons Act, we were careful and alive to the fact that we have a lot of IDPs. The Government has attempted to resettle the integrated IDPs, unfortunately we still have thousands of displaced Kenyans living in tents, particularly those displaced during the post- election violence. Most of them have never got back their land. Some were compensated but not adequately. However, we have other thousands of Kenyans who are living in poverty, and who were displaced from their own land and dwelling places. So, we looked at this Act with a toothcomb to ensure that this country will do away with the issue of IDPs once and for all, and that all of them will be resettled. In conclusion, this is the time this House, while debating Bills emanating from the Senate, should urge the Senate to stick to their role and mandate. It is a waste of taxpayers’ money for the Senate to purport to consider Bills that they know they do not have the mandate to consider. Let the Senate stick to its role and mandate and not appear to want to do the work of the National Assembly. With those few remarks, I want to urge the Members of this House to debate this Bill and be fully aware that this is an omnibus Bill that contains a lot of pieces of legislation. Apparently, the right way to go is to develop substantive amendment Bills. For example, the Sports Act needs comprehensive amendments because it is a very important Act. I urge Members to debate this Bill objectively. I beg to second."
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