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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "farmers selling milk, but it is wrong when people decide to adulterate to preserve the milk for a longer period. When we have an Act of Parliament, there is nothing that protects the consumers. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I oppose this punitive law in this Bill and I hope that we can be able to bring more sound amendments to the Act; some which are meant to encourage young farmers to be able to create young business, but not to decide that it is only a few people who can start the dairy industry. There are other Bills which the Miscellaneous Amendment Bill tends to amend that I will comment on. They are Bills that deal with the issue of public finance management. I saw an amendment which is sought. When you read it carefully, this one on the Public Procurement and Disposal Act (PPDA), I do not suppose that this is an amendment that should be brought in through an omnibus Bill. I agree with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., that there are three Bills which should be looked at carefully. One is the one that deals with procurement. The second one is the one that deals with the public finance management. Any amendments that come in, I can bet you it could be somebody trying to sneak in something. I keep on saying that sometimes we go out there and start complaining that the Government is not doing this or that, or it is punishing its citizens, but you will find that in most cases, we the elected legislators are not usually here to scrutinize such amendments, and then we come and complain later when they become Acts of Parliament. I know all of us are busy, but it is about time that we took our jobs seriously to look at these amendments that are coming up. Somebody is trying to sneak in an amendment through this omnibus Bill to ensure that any job that they do, they are paid directly. There is a place I read here that money is paid directly to the contractors. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I oppose this Bill and I hope that subject to your ruling on the status of this Bill, we can be able to really sit down and send the Bill back to National Assembly and demand that any amendment that has to do with dairy the industry, has to do with the issue of quality control and protecting farmers, but not to create jobs for certain individuals. On the issue of public finance management, we should never entertain in this House an omnibus Bill that brings in free Acts of Parliament and amends different provisions that you would find, if they are well scrutinized, they are not good for this country. I oppose."
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