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    "id": 99170,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/99170/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Lekuton",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill is modelled very closely to the Veterinary Surgeons Act of 1953, which was amended in 1996. The Bill is aimed at complementing the contribution made by the Surgeons Act, and not competing with it. This Bill does not, in principle and practice, seek to create competition between the two cadres. More fundamentally, it is aimed at filling in the framework of thousands of Animal Health and Production Technicians, who have been jobless and unable to undertake private practice. I would like to re-emphasise the role that the livestock industry plays in this country. The crucial role that the livestock sector plays in the Kenyan economy is significant. The numbers show that it is a very productive sub-sector, and that it should be taken very seriously. The livestock sector contributes about 12 per cent of Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product. It also contributes to 42 per cent of agricultural GDP. It employs 50 per cent of the agricultural labour force."
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