{"id":682703,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/682703/?format=json","text_counter":522,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. A.B. Duale","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":15,"legal_name":"Aden Bare Duale","slug":"aden-duale"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Today is a milestone for the 11th Parliament. This is one of the achievements of the Jubilee Government. It has come up with a legislative policy for the development of the fishing industry for those who engage in fish farming from the lake to the sea. That did not happen under the leadership of President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga. That coalition Government could not even agree on a fishing policy. They could not even agree on a Bill to regulate the development of the fishing industry. Today, most of the people who will benefit from this legislation are away. I can only see Hon. Gumbo. Even the Member for Othaya is not here. I am told there is a lot of fish in her constituency. This piece of legislation is one of the achievements of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Government. Unfortunately, it stayed in the Senate for one year. Ultimately, when the President appends his signature on this piece of legislation, he will go down in history as a President who cared about Kenyans who engage in fish farming in Lake Victoria, in Lake Turkana and at the Coast. He will be remembered for that. I want to thank the Committee and the Members of both Houses for ensuring that the 11th Parliament and the Jubilee Government actualises this piece of legislation. I support the Bill."}