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    "id": 1016879,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Initially when I was sponsoring this Bill, there were two things that made me think about it in the first place. President Uhuru Kenyatta at some point said that both national and county governments must reduce pending bills. He tasked the national Treasury to ensure that bills have been paid. It was because of that, that I started thinking about it. At the same time, Sen. Sakaja was also thinking about the same idea. Both of us went to our legal teams and that is the time we decided to co-sponsor the Bill, because both of us had the same ideas. I wish to thank my co-sponsor for ably seconding this Bill and speaking to the core of the matter of this Bill. I also wish to thank Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve and Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko for supporting this Bill. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have an opportunity of also being in the Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives. When the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives came to our Committee as part of the induction, this is the Bill that she said will make a difference to the people. She is the one actually who even gave the idea that traders must be included because the big brothers are influencing and they are not paying the small ones. Part of the reasons why affirmative action is not coming out in terms of procurement for marginalized groups, is because there is no mechanism of monitoring who has compiled and who has not. Even if that happens, there are no consequences. That is part of the reason that loopholes that exist for the marginalized groups. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, finally, I submit that because of this Bill and the empowering that comes along, I have no doubt that the economy of this country will improve and businesses will flourish. I beg to reply."
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