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    "id": 1439928,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1439928/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kinangop, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kwenya Thuku",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Zachary Kwenya Thuku",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute on the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. From the outset, I am in support of some of the amendments herein but I also want to give my thoughts and those of the people of Kinangop. I support the inclusion of Kenya Power in the membership of REREC. We have electrification issues in our constituencies and once REREC has done the work, there is no proper transition to the body in-charge of power lines and connecting our people with electricity. The lack of proper transition is because Kenya Power is not represented in the REREC Board. Therefore, inclusion of Kenya Power in the same will be a step in the right direction. Of importance, I wish to give my thoughts on the proposed amendments to the Scrap Metal Act, 2015. I see a lot of mischief in this Bill. The reason being there is a proposal that scrap metal dealers especially, those dealing with copper and aluminium alloy will have special licences to export copper, aluminium and the two combined. This should worry everybody. Today, one of the biggest issues we are dealing with is transformer vandalism in as far as, extraction of copper is concerned because it is pricey. We all know that the Republic of Kenya does not produce copper. Why are we licensing people to deal with copper? The best thing is to ban the export of copper completely and leave the two business entities mentioned here; Numerical Machining Complex Ltd (NMC) and Kenya 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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