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    "id": 1106277,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "North Imenti, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Rahim Dawood",
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        "legal_name": "Abdul Rahim Dawood",
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    "content": "four to five years. By that time, whatever you wanted to do like giving notice will not have been done. We need to have an ombudsman since we have an employment tribunal so as to speed up anything in the contracts which cannot be solved through arbitration. Earlier, Hon. Sankok mentioned about the Express Way. I want to put it on record that the superhighway being done will cost Kshs60 billion and not even a coin of the Government is in that contract. It is being done through the public private partnership and is a buy operate and transfer (BOT) project. The contractor doing it is already impacting the system because of employing people. If anybody uses Mombasa Road or Waiyaki Way, they get to see the number of people employed. So, jobs have been created and in 30 years, if they do not recover their money, it will be their loss and problem. They will have given the whole project to the Government of Kenya and that is what the contract is about. We need to encourage more PPPs, so that the Government and the National Treasury do not take any more loans because it is affecting employment opportunities and the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). I want to congratulate the Member and join others in supporting the Bill. Like the Member for Kimilili, Hon. Didmus Barasa has said, this Bill has already been passed. We need to find a way of putting the Question for all Private Members’ Bills. This is the second week and we have been unable to vote on my Bill. We will never reach the threshold of quorum, if this is the way we will go. I beseech you to get a way of voting for Private Members’ Bills because if they will be done on Wednesday Mornings only, then I am afraid they will not be passed by this Parliament. This is not just about passing, but also implementation. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support."
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