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    "id": 947877,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise here to declare that I am a serious livestock farmer. My home and village is littered with chicken. Where I come from, rearing chicken is a common practice. Therefore, I have a right to contribute to this matter. Chicken forms a serious meal on the tables of Kenyans from where I come from. I take this opportunity to sincerely thank Hon. Bashir Abdullaih for bringing the Livestock and Livestock Products Marketing Board Bill (National Assembly Bill No.2 of 2019). I am told it came to this House in the last Parliament, but it did not go through. However, since the 12th Parliament is a serious Parliament, I reckon – and I am 100 per cent sure – it will go through. The Big Four Agenda lays a lot of emphasis on manufacturing and value addition. In that regard, the issue of leather and hide industry is critical in the achievement of that agenda. That is why I welcome this Bill that tries to mainstream livestock and livestock products into the Kenyan market and discussions. However, allow me to raise a few points of concern. One, when you look at the Government re-organisation, the issue of marketing and promotion is a trade matter and consequently seems to fall within the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Co-operatives. On this score, at the outset, when we will be looking at the definition of the Cabinet Secretary, it will be necessary for this Bill to have some bit of marketing aspect. It can be referred to the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industries and Co-operatives for its input. Marketing and promotion is a trade matter that solely belongs to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Co- operatives. 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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