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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, food and funding given during disasters have always been embezzled and mismanaged by the concerned agencies. Part 9 of the Bill has really put in place measures on how to deal with people who mismanage and embezzle food and funding meant for disaster management. A term of 10 years imprisonment or a fine of Kshs10 million is not sufficient. I wish we had stiffer penalties provided in this Bill. This is because a person who sells maize, beans and cooking fat worth over Kshs20 million will not mind paying a penalty of Kshs10 million and then pocket the balance and then continue embezzling money. We should put in place more stringent measures to ensure that those culprits are brought to book and punished, once and for all. As I conclude, we should ensure that our country is food secure. This Bill majorly addresses crop farmers and has left out the pastoralists. We should also address the issues of pastoralists. Apart from protecting their animals, we should buy their animals during the drought season. Later on, they use the money to buy grass so that they continue with their proper culture and live a comfortable life. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill with amendments as proposed my colleagues. This particular Bill will be amended at the Committee level. Some of us, from agricultural areas who have a lot of experience will have a chance to appear before the Committee as it sits and contribute some of the ideas. This Bill will be one of the greatest Bills that will make our country to prosper. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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