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    "id": 671085,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.17 of 2015) be now read a Second Time. This is a small amendment Bill. It amends the law that we passed recently - the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority Act - to protect workers in the agricultural sector. I want to thank the Senate Minority Leader for agreeing that we extend the sitting time so that we dispose of this business. We are doing this because of the pressure that is on us, as a House, to do more in terms of disposing Bills. I am so grateful because the leadership that my brother has shown, especially today, is commendable. It is also notable that it is the two leaders who are still in the House. This is something that should be lauded. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the amendment Bill has been brought due to pressure from the trade unions. I know that my brother, the Secretary General of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) and former Secretary General of the Agricultural Workers Union, Mzee Francis Atwoli, must be a happy person. This Bill states that if there is manual transportation of agricultural load, any person who assigns another person to manually transport agricultural load must ensure that the person who is carrying out that transportation is adequately trained or otherwise instructed by a qualified person on the manner in which that transportation has to be done. Before I proceed, allow me to explain why we need this amendment. There have been many accidents involving workmen in the agricultural sector, when they are carrying or transporting agricultural products. We have seen pictures on the television of men bending to carry heavy loads of agricultural produce. Therefore, this Bill tries to limit accidents for purposes of educational, health and safety, so that a young man is not subjected to carrying a 100 kilogram bag from one place to another. Whether or not they can do it, it may not be healthy to do so. Other than the issue of injuries at the work place, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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