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    "id": 1089729,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1089729/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13188,
        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "It is important for us to consider ways of expediting this Bill so that it sees the light of day. I urge the county governments to take this Bill seriously because it will add to their income. Constitutionally, counties are allowed to generate their own revenue. If counties can create an enabling environment for business, that means that more people in the counties will engage in activities that will add to the revenue of the counties. It is also important for county government to be empathetic to PwDs who want to do businesses. Sometimes PwDs may want to do business but even getting a license can be a big hurdle. There is a need for county governments to ensure that they look for mechanisms to ensure that there is an inclusive environment that will ensure that even PwDs are licensed. It is the onus of the county governments to ensure that they create a percentage of sorts for PwDs so that they can also get an income just like anybody else. I know that there are so many PwDs out there who would like to do business but sometimes, lack the money for licenses. The county governments get a mechanism to ensure that they give a percentage of the licenses to PwD. For example, if a license is Kshs3,000, a PwDs may be told to pay 20 per cent of the Kshs3,000 so that they can easily access licenses to operate. I am clearly aware of the fact that there are PwDs in the counties who are barbers and who want licenses to do business but they may not have the capital or money to buy licenses. The county governments need to identify such PwDs so that they support them to get the licenses as well as facilitate them to carry out their businesses. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill is timely because it cuts across many other Bills that have been brought to the Floor of the Senate like the Start-Up Bill (Senate Bills No. 1 of 2021) that was sponsored by Sen. Sakaja. That Bill blends well with this Bill, the County Licensing (Uniform Procedures) Bill (Senate Bills No. 32 of 2020). If the two Bills marry, it will be easy for the people in mashinani to conduct their activities in a harmonious way. This Bill also states that someone should take a licenses for a specific purpose. For example, someone may take a license to run an M-Pesa shop but you will find that they also sell other goods there. A business person could be selling many other goods or doing many other businesses which are not licensed under a single business license. This Bill speaks to having specific licenses for specific businesses. For instance, if someone is running an M-Pesa shop, it should strictly only run M-Pesa services. If someone has a license to run a hair salon, it should strictly be a salon. If this Bill is passed, it will be good for all the counties. The conditions will be clearly set out for anyone who may want to start a business. Once the conditions are clearly, I believe that business persons will no longer be harassed as we have seen before in major towns and cities where council workers are known to arrest business persons and bundle them in their vehicles. This Bill will protect us from the shame that we keep"
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