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    "id": 1072108,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1072108/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
        "slug": "amos-kimunya"
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    "content": "I also mentioned that this Bill is about reduction of bottlenecks and steps that are unnecessary. It reduces the approvals that are necessary. Currently, you need 12 approvals. The Bill reduces them to only three. Like I said, it will also limit the Cabinet role in the PPP process to policy and not the contract approval which makes it faster. The Bill has some provisions in terms of institutional infrastructure. It gives the Director- General a four-year term which is strategic. It gives him a reasonable period that is neither too short nor too long, which gives him a certain amount of independence and limits the political interference and influence. I said that this Bill is comprehensive now. It brings in both the national and county governments. County governments will now be brought into this Bill as contracting authorities. Like I said, within the board and the committee, there is a representative of the Council of Governors who will obviously take care of the interest of the counties. Previously, counties were wrongly described in Public Private Partnership Act of 2013. The amendment of 2017 attempted to sort out all these conflicts. This county representation has also been introduced not only in the PPP Committee, but also in the Petitions Committee. They are well represented. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
}