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    "id": 1072123,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Homa Bay CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Gladys Wanga",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "and transfer as a model, it is capped at not more than 15 years. The annuity based design, build, finance and operate is capped at not more than 12 years. This is in the Second Schedule of the Bill. The Committee proposed that the upper limit for any concession should not be beyond 30 years. This has been spoken to, but lastly, I know that in the minds of many Members they may be asking how Kenyan citizens will benefit from PPPs. The Bill recognises local content. We have already said that in Clause 77 the Bill provides priority be given to services provided in Kenya and also supplies manufactured in Kenya; provided that they meet the specifications. Likewise, there will be mechanisms to ensure that there is technology transfer, mainly due to personnel that will be employed under the project company. So, the project company is a company that is formed between the contracting authority and the private partner doing the PPP. So, if we talk about the Expressway, there is a private company or a project company between KeNHA and the Chinese group. When staff are seconded to that project company, it is for purposes of technology transfer, so that as our private partners leave, we have enough capacity locally to run the projects. There also will be opportunities for corporate social responsibility programmes. The parties will be expected to comply with local content requirements provided under any other written law. There also will be opportunities for optimisation, for trade concessions for Kenyan goods and services outside Kenya. In order to achieve the aforementioned, the Committee, on advice of the directorate, will issue required guidelines. All the above issues were addressed in the amendments proposed by the Committee which shall be considered during the Committee stage of the Bill. With those many remarks, I second the Bill and thank you."
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