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    "id": 670383,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Opiyo",
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        "legal_name": "Jared Odhiambo Opiyo",
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    "content": "She has just come in and she is interrupting me. I do not know what is wrong. Immediately after they come from the lake, the fishermen embark on what is called “panic selling” because fish and fish products are highly perishable. We have heard from the contributors here that sometime back in 2005, President Kibaki’s National Alliance Rainbow Coalition (NARC) Government promised to give each and every county or fishing beach some kind of fish cooling plants. That has never come to pass. That is why I say that these governments have been embarking on a calculated and systematic move to kill the fishing industry. Some Committees in this House must take blame for not giving attention to the fishing industry. Sometime last year, I brought a Motion here that intended to strengthen or introduce marine policing in all our water bodies in this country. When it reached the budget stage, it was killed. When I asked them, they said they are gatekeeping. We do not who they are gatekeeping for. Are fisher folk in this country secondary citizens? As representatives of the people, we should be in the forefront in advocating for what matters most to our people because that will go a long way in trying to ensure security for the people who go fishing. We know that every year in this country, the government introduces a temporary ban on fishing of small fish in Lake Victoria. That is an unnecessary because we are supposed to study the fish behaviour, the way they breed and then allow people to continue fishing while protecting the breeding sites of these various fish. That is why it is important for us to introduce training in the fishing industry in this country so that our people can learn how to fish while still conserving the fishing resources in this country. 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."
}