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    "id": 1030566,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me just clarify this matter. The Competition Act of Kenya is quite clear. It says that the object of this Act is to enhance the welfare of the people of Kenya by promoting and protecting effective competition in markets and preventing unfair and misleading market conducts in Kenya, in order to protect consumers. That is the one I will pay attention to. The second one is to create an environment conducive for investments, both foreign and local. Today, the European courts slapped Amazon with violating the anti-trust laws because they were using their market dominance to influence the prices of the commodities they sell and what can be sold to other individuals. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am not saying that I do not support this Statement by my sister. However, it is about time that we looked at all the anti-trust laws that we have in this country. This is so that we can do those two things. One is to protect the consumers and the second one is to allow competition and foreign direct investments into this country. It is not to create an environment where when you invest so much of your resources and technology, then you are seen to be creating an environment, which is not conducive for other businesses to operate. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before I was interrupted, I was trying to give an example between two cellphone companies in this country. I have an Airtel and Safaricom line. In most cases, there is what I would like this Committee on Information, Communication and Technology to investigate. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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