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    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. It is only that I heard you say Hon. Mugathe and I was wondering who that is in this House. I think it was a mis-pronunciation of the name of the Member for Lamu County. I rise to support this Bill by the Leader of the Majority Party. Indeed, it comes at a very good time in trying to enhance what was enacted in 2013. It enhances efficiencies in the regulatory process of how we engage private entities to undertake public infrastructure projects in this country. This is one of the ways in which we are able to reduce our debt burden as a country. That is why I support this Bill. We must be cognizant of the fact that we live in a country where state capture is not imagined. State capture in this country is so real. If we enact such laws without the requisite safeguards, we will only be cementing the state capture that is already real in this country. If you look at it from the agriculture sector, our farmers today are crying in poverty. Their goods get to the markets but, the entire value chain, right from production to goods on supermarket shelves, is a value chain that has been taken hostage by monopolistic cartels. We must, therefore, be careful so that we do not enact such laws to further entrench the state capture of all the sectors of our economy. The only sector that is yet to be taken over by the state capture mandarins is infrastructure. This sector is capital intensive and, therefore, it makes sense to do it through PPPs. That is what happens all over the world. That is what governments the world over are using to reduce the debt burden. You will get a private entity to bring in their finances and expertise. They deliver projects in a timely manner. Therefore, it is good that the Government is 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."
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