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    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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    "content": "and recording music. However, when it comes to receiving royalties, they are not properly paid. This amendment Act gives a formula on how these young men and ladies are to be paid in terms of royalties. I also wish to comment on the proposal to amend the Scrap Metal Act. This is an Act that deals with scrap metal. Scrap metal is a valuable commodity in the country because some small- scale industries rely on it to produce goods to be sold. We know very well that unless this industry is regulated, there is a danger of people going out there to vandalise any metal they come across and sell it as scrap metal. So, it is important that we amend this Act to protect what they do. We have a proposal to amend the National Employment Authority Act. Many of us here may not know that such an Authority exists. It is the Authority that regulates employment in the country. Emphasis is being laid here to ensure that Kenyans get employed in all these entities that are employers under the Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) and other organizations. We also have proposals to amend the Fisheries Management and Development Act and the Energy Act. On this, I urge you to read the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons of this Bill. You will see what kind of proposals are being made. There are also proposals to amend the Public-Private Partnerships which is a very important entity. Under this proposed law, both the private parties and government entities will work in partnership to ensure that our country moves forward and develops. We are looking at some of the Public-Private Partnerships that we have today to ensure that what is required to be done is achieved. I have in my constituency what is called “Kibuuka Grand Falls Dam” which has to come under the Public-Private Partnership so that this country can generate more power and water for irrigation under such a scheme. Finally, we have a proposal to amend the Parliamentary Service Act and the Judicial Service Act in a similar manner in that these are two independent institutions. Parliament is an independent second Arm of Government while the Judiciary is an independent third Arm of Government. Both have independent commissions that take care of them. The proposal introduced here is to ensure these commissions are able to take care of members’ welfare. That welfare includes Members of Parliament who do a great service to this country. Some have to travel long distances from their constituencies to the central House of Parliament here in Nairobi. They encounter hardships. They do not know where to sleep or put up. Possibly, they do not know where to spend their evenings. This is where the Parliamentary Service Commission comes in. It is now being empowered to ensure that, away from other bodies, it is able to take care of Members’ welfare. This is very important. The same applies to judges and members of staff of the Judiciary. In as much as we talk about parliamentary staff, the Judicial Service Commission should be able to take care of judges and members of staff while they are discharging their duties. It should take care of that away from the ‘interference’ from other bodies. These are very important laws that we need to support. We need to agree to effect the amendments to benefit the affected that we target with the laws we are propagating. With those many remarks, I support the proposed amendments. I urge this House to support the Bill, pass it, and implement it for the betterment of the House of Parliament and the Judiciary"
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