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    "id": 121682,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Imanyara",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gitobu Imanyara",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me also take this opportunity to support this Bill, and in doing so, echo the contribution made by Mr. Kenneth, who raised very substantive matters that ought to be addressed by the Minister, or department concerned, with regard to issues of competition. There can be no doubt that we do not have competition law in place. The law that this Bill seeks to update and repeal is outdated. What I find amazing is that some of the provisions that are in the laws that we are trying to update have been put into this new Bill without any changes. If the real object of this Bill is to enhance the welfare of the people of Kenya by promoting and protecting effective competition in market, and preventing unfair and misleading markets in Kenya, then we would have expected very comprehensive provisions with regard to bringing into existence, international practices, particularly the issue of dumping of foreign products in this country and agricultural products. This being an agricultural country, with regard to fruit and fruit juices where we find our country is swamped by products from the southern part of Africa--- If you are a visitor, as I am a regular visitor to South Africa, where I attend the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) meetings, you will find that their law regarding competition is very protective of the South African products, companies and undertakings registered in South Africa. But when you look at this Bill, you find that there is no protection for Kenyans. The Bill does not even make distinctions, apart from in Section 3, where it states that it is for the welfare of the people of Kenya. It does not contain any provision showing how it seeks to protect the people of Kenya against unfair competition. I would have imagined that the Government, having had a long experience in matters relating to restrictive practices and unfair competition and dumping of products in this market to the extent of killing Kenyan industries, would have gone to a large extent in addressing the relevant issues."
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