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    "id": 1091019,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, imagine a young person telling you that. There are many examples like my friend, Mr. Eugene, who have been auctioned. Many of them were auctioned and marriages have been broken because of the Government. Lawyers will tell you. I am a legal scholar at the London School of Economics (LSE) and about to finish my undergraduate in law. So, I will be an actuarial lawyer. I am doing it at the University of London and not LSE. I have always wanted to go to LSE. They will tell you that the fact you have received goods or services and you have used them is evidence of a contract. So, you cannot use technicalities to bring down the young people who are given opportunities. Madam Temporary Speaker, the other day when I was moving the Start-up Bill, I said I have been deliberate on the legislations I have brought in the past nine years. This one was because the one I did before on 30 per cent has become more of a hindrance than a help to many young people. I pray that we pass this Bill and that the National Assembly also passes it and it becomes law, for the other 45 counties and the national Government. We need it because laws are there to cure mischief. Other jurisdictions have this. In the United Kingdom (UK), they have set a target in their legal framework that 80 per cent of invoices of goods are paid within five days. This is what they believe in; that a strong supply chain and strong Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are a bedrock of a successful UK. Issues of disputes are also provided for. They must be sorted within a specific time as well. Prompt payment for contractors is a soft mechanism but you do not have to use that. In South Africa, it is the same. For them, there are regulations for timely payments. Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank everybody who has contributed. Our remarks have gone to the HANSARD. This is not the first time we are debating on this Bill. There were issues with the National Assembly and we had to deal with this."
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