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    "id": 831104,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I am familiar with it because in the 11th Parliament, I was a member of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Co-operatives and we brought this Bill. In fact recently it appeared on the Order Paper but before it was reached, the Senate, which killed our 11th Parliament Bill, had already copied it and debated it quickly. It has now come back and it is like a crossbreed. It has been seconded by the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. This means he agrees with the Senate in totality, though he previously brought a similar Bill to this House. It has proper jurisdiction in the Senate because it is addressing matters to do with the counties. Kenyans are very lucky since they have an opportunity to address the perennial problems of the National Cereals and Produce Board. Those problems range from theft and irregularities which are happening under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation. This Bill is two-tier. It can be handled by the national Government and also counter- checked by the county governments. There are many gaps because we have copied this system from the Indian experience. It has a lot of challenges on how it will fit here in Kenya. I am aware of the Eastern Africa Grain Council which has been doing a similar thing, but has lacked the support of the county and national Government. This is because it is being operated by private business entrepreneurs together with farmers in this country. Therefore, it has had its share of problems, failures and successes. Many Kenyans have complained about this system because they would surrender their grains and wait for the council to sell so as to get payment. It has faced the normal problems we have in the country. Therefore, we can make this law better instead of copying the Indian The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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