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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nooru",
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        "legal_name": "Adan Mohamed Nooru",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to apprise the House on business pending before the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives. The Committee is currently handling two Petitions, two Bills and two legislative proposals. We have six agenda pending before the Committee. The Committee has a Petition brought by Hon. Patrick Kamande, MP, on behalf of macadamia farmers from Maragua Constituency regarding the lifting of the ban on sales and export of macadamia nuts. The Committee has considered the Report which is ready. We are going to table it next week. The second Petition is by Hon. Korir on behalf of the maize growers representative on supply of low quality subsidised fertiliser to the farmers by the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). It was tabled before the Committee on 6th July which is just this month or last week. We are considering it. We have scheduled to meet the Petitioner on 26th July 2016. The Committee has considered the Potato Bill which is on the Order Paper. We are ready to move it today. The second is the Food Security Bill from the Senate. It is being considered by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We are of the opinion that this is a money Bill and thus we have to be given a node by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Finally, we have the legislative proposal on the amendment of the Crops Act 2013. It is sponsored by Hon. Irungu Kang’ata, MP and it seeks to provide a guaranteed minimum return to coffee and tea farmers. The Committee met the proposer on Thursday, 16th June 2016. We met the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries on 19th July 2016. The final Report is going to be submitted to the Speaker for approval on Thursday, 21st July 2016. It is tomorrow. Finally, on the legislative proposal for livestock marketing and development by Hon. Abdinoor Mohamed, Nominated MP, the Committee is currently looking at it. There is a livestock Bill by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and at the Attorney- General’s Chamber. We are trying to look for ways of harmonising the two Bills by the Private Member, Hon. Abdinoor and the one by the Ministry so as to come up with one Bill. We seek the indulgence of the Speaker in the House so that they can be given an extension of time on this legislative proposal. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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