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    "id": 774435,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the last Parliament, there was a team that acquired some common notoriety called the ‘sky team’ that was all over with helicopters. When you fly over Narok you see a lot of empty ponds, with black polythene everywhere. In each one of those ponds, we have sunk Kshs3million or Kshs4 million of public funds. Why is that so? It is because somebody sits somewhere and says that since fish farming is good, they can make money. If they do 500,000 ponds and make Kshs1 million on each, that is a couple of billions. That is Kenya for you. When we bring this Bill that will help the farmer and businessman, it is very important for record keeping. When you visit a dairy farmer in a country like the United Kingdom or Germany, he will give you the history of an animal for the last 50 years. He will tell you: “This animal was the offspring of this and that.” Recently, I visited some farmer in Trans Nzoia and I was shocked that we have people like that in Kenya. This gentleman from Central Kenya, who settled in Trans Nzoia, has livestock. In the first lactation of a heifer, he is draining 36 litres of milk. He has put them on very high standards. He keeps records that are fully computerized. When he is in his office in Nairobi, at milking time, he can see what a particular cow has given. For example, if the distinguished Senator for Tharaka-Nithi goes to him to buy a cow, he will give him a full record. When I eventually buy from him, I will also inherit a full record. That is what record keeping is all about. But in many cases people would just say: “W ewe angalia tuvile anatoa maziwa halafu chukua ng’ombe.” That kind of thinking does not help this county. I hope that when we pass this Bill into law, it will change the manner in which we do things. Again, for the first time in the recent days, I have seen that the structures being set appear to be reasonably consultative with the country governments. I heard the distinguished Senator for Kericho speaking and I am told that he has been nominated to serve in the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). I hope that he will not pursue a narrow personal agenda there, but support the Members of this House and the other House."
}