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    "id": 775340,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, there is no doubt that the overall agricultural sector will benefit immensely with this warehousing. However, what will help farmers of Narok County is when they can be assisted to find better markets for the produce stored in those warehouses. This will help them have confidence in their agricultural activities. When they store their produce in those warehouses and are issued with receipts, they can use the same to access credit facilities. They can talk confidently about the value of their produce in warehouses. In the event those produce are damaged by floods which we get every year in Narok County, for example, the insurance company will compensate them. That aspect is lacking in this Bill. I believe some amendments will be introduced at the Committee stage. For example, I would be proposing Clause 8 of the Bill be deleted and replaced with the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) in charge of agriculture or be given an opportunity to nominate somebody to represent him. The other issue I have with this Bill is that we, as a country, are moving away from the system of parastatals. I do not see the reason as to why we should be creating another big parastatal which will borrow money and also charge for its services. In my view, Clause 11(d) should be removed from this Bill. Our institutions should be self- sustaining. Allowing a parastatal to borrow money will create a lot of problems for it. The revenues and fees they collect from the services they render, once it is devolved into the 47 counties, can really help them have a good warehousing system. 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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