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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to thank the Mover of this Bill, Eng. Maina. I would also like to allay fears the Minister is putting across. The Bill has a definition of essential goods. So the Minister should not be worried. There is a definition of the goods whose prices we want controlled. I think it is clear that this Bill came as a result of the frustration of many Kenyans and Members of Parliament because prices of essential goods were sky rocketing and the Government was doing absolutely nothing. Therefore, I agree with Ms. Karua that the Minister should ensure that the President assents to this Bill as fast as possible so that we can rein in on some of these unhealthy practices that some businessmen are involved in. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when the Minister talked about fair competition, I do not think this is fair competition. What we have had in the Kenyan economy is a cartel extorting and exploiting Kenyans. Look at the petroleum industry, it is just a cartel profiting at the expense of Kenyans to the extent that we have even had a company like the Kenya Power and Lighting Company Ltd. (KPLC) making huge profits at the expense of the economy. This is not a free economy. It is an economy that is being controlled by cartels and the Government has been doing very little. So, Minister, we appreciate your concerns but we ask and advise you to advise the Executive to assent to this Bill today, if possible. Thank you."
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