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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chebeni",
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        "legal_name": "Mercy Chebeni",
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    "content": "losing so much time and it is not good for any business. Yesterday we were looking at the Start-Up Bill. We realized that there is so much time wastage. This Bill seeks to ensure that licensing authorities stick to the very timelines set out in this Bill. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 6 of the Bill provides for the duties and obligations of the county government in exercise of their power to issue licenses. These duties include protecting the rights of consumers in respective counties. This means that as the licensee is proceeding with their business, consumer rights are protected. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the other duty of the county government is to support regulations of developing markets to ensure that the quality of goods produced and services delivered are of high standards to effectively administer control over persons engaged in types of activities that may pose a risk to the general public. Lastly, is to ensure that licensing fees imposed are not prohibitive. Yesterday as I said, we were talking about the Start-Up Bill and the way they are struggling with capital. If we make them pay a lot of licensing fees, it means that we are prohibiting their growth. This Bill ensures that while administering the licensing fees, they do not prohibit the growth of these start-ups. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when you look at Clause 7, the Bill provides for applicable procedures in the process of licensing by county governments. These procedures include a requirement for county governments to put in place a single application process with respect to an application for more than one license. It means that a person is able to do multiple licensing at the same time. There is no need to have different application processes. The county government is also required to make a determination on an application for a license within 28 days of the application. In the absence of such determination, the application will be deemed to have been allowed. You realize that the issue of timeliness is critical. With this Bill, it is very strict that they will adhere to 28 days so that the procedure does not take too long before one is given the determination of the application. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when you look at Clause 14, the Bill provides that upon an application being made, the county government may grant a license and conditionally grant the application subject to conditions authorized by the relevant licensing legislation or refuse the application. There are three ways of going about it. You either grant it or grant it conditionally meaning that there are things that need to be done. In any event, the licensing authority will be required to inform the applicant of the decision within seven days. Again, it is very critical when it comes to timeliness. Seven days is key to ensure the licensee is informed of the decision of the authority whether they have been granted the license or not. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, further, licensing authorities are required to maintain a register of all licenses issued indicating the pertinent particulars of the license holder and the nature of the license. This is very crucial again so that we understand the nature of the businesses that are being done by the licensee or the goods and services done by the licensee. Another provision is that the Bill requires the holder of a license to provide the service or carry out the business specified in the license. There is no shortcut here. The licensee should carry out what they had applied for to comply with all applicable laws"
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