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    "id": 634006,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mbiuki",
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        "legal_name": "Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am pleased to take this opportunity to update the House on the business pending before the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives. On behalf of the Committee, I wish to thank the House for adopting the Report on the Crisis Facing the Sugar Industry in the Country. The recommendation therein, if fully implemented, is expected to positively reform the sugar sector in the country. Secondly, I would like to seek your indulgence that the House Business Committee (HBC) gives priority to Committee Report on the impoundment of the alleged substandard fertiliser which belonged to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) of Kenya, which was tabled in this House late last year. This Report would greatly assist in the management of the fertiliser subsidy, a programme being implemented by the national Government. The following is the business pending before the Committee:- (i). There is a pending Petition by Hon. Peter Kinyua, MP, on behalf of the dairy farmers in Mathira Constituency, on the establishment of strategic reserves for the long life and powdered milk. (ii) On legislative proposal pre-publication scrutiny, the Committee is seized with one proposal which seeks to amend the Crops Act 2013 to provide for Guaranteed Minimum Returns (GMR) on coffee and tea crops. The proposal is by Hon. Kang'ata. The Committee has commenced the scrutiny of the proposal and, due to the potential impact of the legislation on safeguarding the farmers’ livelihood versus the principles and tenets of a liberalised economy, the Committee will be seeking an extension of time to further consult on the proposal. (iii) On Bills, the Committee is seized with four Bills currently before it for consideration. One is on the Warehouse Receipts System Bill 2015 (National Assembly Bill No. 12 of 2015). The Committee has concluded consideration of the Bill and a report will be tabled in the House on Wednesday, 16th March 2016. The Committee is proposing numerous amendments to this Bill. The Second Bill is on Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Bill. The Committee has concluded consideration of the Bill and a report will be tabled in the House on Wednesday, 16th March 2016. 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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