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    "id": 1402452,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Aldai, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Marianne Kitany",
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    "content": "This Bill also seeks to ensure that the licences are issued electronically. It has given the county governments a period of within three years to ensure that systems are in place. Anybody applying for a licence does not need to go to the office physically, but can do it electronically. This will avoid corruption in these offices. The Bill will also stop double taxation for entities or professional bodies that are licensed at national level. More importantly, there are professional bodies which the county governments do not consult before issuing licences. For example, there are some quack pharmaceutical businesses that are being issued with licences. This Bill will ensure that county governments shall consult professional bodies before any licence is issued or approved for issuance. This will help us to ensure the value and quality of goods and services received will be commensurate with what the common mwananchi requires. The Bill also requires that the quality of goods and services provided are of high standard. The current scenario is that some of the goods that are provided, issued or sold to unsuspecting consumers are not of high standard. The county governments will liaise with Government entities, like Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), to ensure that the goods they license will be of high quality and standard. This is because we are the Kenyan consumers. We will consume these products, goods or services. This Bill will ensure that there is protection of consumers. It will also ensure there is standardisation of the goods that will be sold within the various sub-counties. It will also ensure that the Licensing Board has a uniform way of licensing, whether you want to grant, renew, transfer or replace a licence. It will be the requirement of the licensing authorities within the counties to give any comments or rejections to the licensee in writing. This is to avoid corruption which is an issue that has been raised by many of the contributors today. If communication is done in writing, it will avoid situations where licensees are told to bribe for them to get licences. If there is any further information required, the licensees will be given in writing. This Bill also has the timelines within which a licence can be issued. It has been set at 28 days. If there are any comments or requests required by the licensing authority from the licensees, the timeframe within which a licensee should respond has been given. This is to ensure that the licensing regime is free from corruption. 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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