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    "id": 1123327,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1123327/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I do not want to lay much blame on the nominees. Every nominee that is brought to this House must comply with Article 10 of the Constitution and Article 232 (1) and (2). However, the elephant in the room is that the men and women we are appointing to the Competition Authority have a single function based on the Competition Act of 2010. That they must investigate, control and evaluate restrictive business practices, abuse of dominant positions and deal with merges of big companies in order to achieve equity and efficiency. The Competition Authority of Kenya in line with the Act and powers given to it must promote, protect and create an effective competition within the market structure in our country. They must deal with restrictive trade practices, control of dominance, acquisitions and consultations of economic power in the hands of very few. It is high time companies such as Safaricom enjoyed dominant monopolistic tendencies. Why do I say so? There is a Bill here in this House which is not moving. This Bill was brought by the Hon. Member for Gem. I want to challenge the House Business Committee (HBC) about the two Bills that are not moving: One by the Member for Gem in amending the Kenya Information and Communications (KICA) Act. The other is a Bill by the Member for Nambale, Hon. Bunyasi in creating a debt committee of this House and a debt department within the National Treasury. Those Bills have been here for the last two years. Let me pick the one for the Hon. Member for Gem. Safaricom cannot enjoy to run M- Pesa for example, that in terms of deposits and withdrawal, it is equivalent to the third-tier banks in our country. 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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