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    "id": 771017,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/771017/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Pursuant to Article 119 of the Constitution, the petitioner is requesting the National Assembly to amend Section 7 of the Crop Act No.16 of 2013 to include bamboo plant as a crop on the First Schedule. The petitioner states that bamboo plant has been in existence in this country since time immemorial but the society has not fully utilised the plant. The petitioner appreciates that if fully utilised, bamboo plant can form a strong pillar of Kenya’s future green economy. Further, the petitioner highlights some of the benefits of bamboo plant amongst them, medicinal value, nutritional value, chemical value, environmental benefits and economic value. The petitioner, therefore, prays that the National Assembly amends Section 7 of the Crop Act to declare bamboo a scheduled crop on the First Schedule of the Crop Act, 2013. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 227, the petition stands committed to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock for consideration. I urge the Committee upon appointment of its membership by the House and election of chairperson and vice chairperson, to engage the petitioner, if he so desires, in drafting a legislation to address the petitioner’s prayers or communicate to the petitioner their findings regarding the petition. I thank you."
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