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    "content": "on one hand and killing other boards with the other hand. Before those boards were created, we debated on them and thought carefully about them. But while some of the reasons for killing of certain boards have been raised as lack of performance, I would like anybody to present a scenario where a board that has not been facilitated can still be expected to perform. It does not make any sense, for example, to create this Potato Board if we do not have any good intentions and political good will to give it the resources and facilities that it needs to implement its mandate. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, over 200 boards are now being done away with and in this same House, we have passed Motions and Bills in support of facilitating those same boards. Instead of the Government acting on Motions and Bills passed in this Senate to do the necessary, just last year, we passed a Bill that supported the creation or the facilitation of the board that is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the coconut tree and coconut farmer is facilitated and given resources to ensure that, that crop and all its byproducts are well marketed. Instead of acting on that Motion and all the issues that were raised by the Senators, the Government went ahead to do the extreme by actually now not just facilitating – at least we were talking about facilitation when it was in existence – now it is completely being done away. I want to reiterate the point that was raised by Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo – where is the cotton crop in this country? What happened to it? The soils remain the same, the market was really ripe; it was put in good use; it was creating employment and wealth for this nation. What was the reason for the lack of support and facilitation that led to its collapse and, by extension, the collapse of all other institutions and opportunities that were related to it? So, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, while I support this Bill, I would want us not to have double standards in creating institutions and killing other institutions on the other hand. Let us not be retrogressive, let us support these institutions and also put to task the national Government to give an explanation as to why Motions and Bills that are passed in the Senate are not acted upon. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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