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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Okoth",
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        "legal_name": "Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill with amendment because as Hon. Millie has said, the objective of the Constitution is to protect the ownership of genetic varieties of plant materials in Kenya, and make sure that they belong to Kenyans of the current and future generations. What is happening in the global economy now is that big multinationals and investors are buying out rare plant varieties and local indigenous knowledge, patenting it and commercializing it for the private benefit of their shareholders, and not for the benefit of the individuals who have a right of ownership over them. The expropriation of cultural materials of the wealth of communities, especially indigenous communities in Africa, is for the interest of profit holders and shareholders, rather than for the interest and benefit of humanity. I will give you an example. Companies like Monsanto have taken ownership of many maize and tomato seed varieties despite the fact that, 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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