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    "id": 947895,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
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        "legal_name": "Samson Ndindi Nyoro",
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    "content": "Already, our country has so many institutions that are domiciled in the agriculture and trade sectors. I do not think the creation of another board and institution will add anything and, especially, when it comes to livestock farmers. I have many reasons to give with regard to my opposing this Bill. There is no much in terms of livestock products when you talk about East Africa. Ethiopia is doing very well when it comes to livestock. Actually, many of the leather products we consume in Kenya originate from Ethiopia. When it comes to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) percentage of livestock in Ethiopia, it is much higher than Kenya, but Ethiopia is doing much better than us because they have liberalised their livestock business and sector. This business of every time wanting the Government to do business for us has put us into a tight corner. Our public spending to GDP is around 35 per cent in comparison to a country like the United States of America (USA) where the Federal Government spending ratio is apparently 22 per cent and compared to the United Kingdom (UK) where it is between 18 to 20 per cent. What we are doing especially in this House, through such kinds of legislation, is making the Government of Kenya to be predominant in these undertakings. When you compare this with countries that are growing, they have a policy of keeping a lean Government and leaving all the other business to the private sector. I want to ask: What will the Government do better than the 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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