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    "id": 1403930,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1403930/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " I do not see why there should be a fight about this. I agree with the position by Sen. Osotsi for this simple reason - sometimes, we make laws, which unfortunately, are in contradiction to already established laws. There is already a set out law in the Companies Act on how you become a board member in a company, especially the private owned company. There is no way you can do a subsidiary legislation purely for one group of companies. Sen. Kajwang’, for this, you do not even need a good lawyer, even an intern will strike out this legislation on grounds of discrimination alone because somebody will ask, “why not then Mbita millers for maize farmers?” Farmers will say they have to be in the company because they take their maize there. Since there is also an agro-processing plant in that place that we went to, called the Victory Fish Farmers, they will also say that they have to be in this company because they deliver their fish to this company. In my assessment, it is in violation of already existing laws on how you become a board of director in an institution. To single out one entity alone and say that only in sugar farming will we have this, you will then be asked about maize, tea, dairy, fish and all these other private companies that deal with the public. I agree with the wisdom of the Committee. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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