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    "id": 654194,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Odanga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Geoffrey Makokha Odanga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support the Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Bill, 2015. From the outset, I want to state that at the advent of colonialism, Africans, not only in Kenya, but in the whole continent, were colonised and made to believe that everything Africa was very bad; in fact evil. The white men made us believe that whatever we were getting--- Our economies were based on hunting, gathering and collections from the forests. They came and made us believe that whatever we were doing as Africans was devilish, bad and was not meant to help our society when, in fact, our traditional knowledge, seeds, plants and environment was very natural and provided for our wellbeing in our society. So, what we need to do is to fight hard to decolonise our minds. Decolonisation of the mind can take a really long time unless we take drastic measures to intervene on the same. The Bill at hand seeks to legislate so as to protect, appreciate and recognise our seed varieties, plants and genetic resources for the betterment of our community. As has been noted by several Members, most of our ailments were treated using medicinal plants. Snake bites, for instance, were a very simple issue with Africans. Some herbs would be obtained from the environment and then concocted into a mixture. Whoever was bitten by a snake would take the mixture and then continue with their business. It was that simple. 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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