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    "id": 1408407,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the beauty about legislation is that we keep improving the law. Two very important issues need to come out very clearly. Yes, the Bill is about uniform licensing. We want to dissuade people from believing the licence paid for a particular business in Busia will be the same that will be paid for, say, in Mandera. That is why we are saying that in deciding how much to charge, we must look at the nature and scope of the licensed activity. This is because the volume could be different in Nairobi compared to Wajir. We must look at economic considerations. The economy of Nairobi is far bigger than that of Kisii or Gilgil. We must look at the administrative and regulatory costs. We have listed all those issues. When you go to the second part on the issue of harmonisation, let us remember we are one country. We have 47 physical counties, but we are one undivided country. The only issue is that we need to be very careful not to get challenged in any court of law. We should ensure the Council of Governors is a legal entity established under the law. That way, whatever regulations or harmonisation guidelines they make will have the force of law and it will help avoid ambiguity as we move forward. I support."
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