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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kimilili, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Didmus Barasa",
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    "content": "We have been grappling with the problem of unemployment in this country. There are many factories in this country. This Bill will stop people whom I refer to as conmen. These are industrialists who set up industries in this country, but they do not manufacture anything. They do not employ anybody. They employ an accountant who processes things from foreign countries and distributes them. That is why the Committee was intelligent enough to insist on locally assembled goods. If you import various parts, there should be evidence of assembling. You are required to employ Kenyans to assist you in assembling and estimating the cost of these parts. As the Member for Kimilili Constituency, I am exercising my constitutional powers and authority. I have the power to amend every clause of this Bill. I am alive to the fact that the reason the people of Kimilili brought me to this House is to ensure that the road from Rashid to Chebukwabi is tarmacked. I should also ensure that we have a Huduma Centre that is fully equipped and functional. I should also source for funds to tarmac the road from Maeni to Kapsokwony. For these reasons, I stand here as a proud Kenyan and Member of Parliament supporting this Bill. I assure Kenyans who are listening to me that if any clause in this Bill is punitive to them, I will bring amendments. You do not throw the baby out with the bathwater. The Members of the Minority Party, like Hon. Junet Mohamed, presided over a regime in the last Parliament that committed serious financial atrocities. You do not speak for Kenyans. People 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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