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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "by the county. So, if the county is going to adhere and ensure they set aside the zones and license as per the zones, we will not have people waking up and deciding to set structures anyhow and anywhere in the counties. There will be a better structure and strategy to ensure that there is adequate space and an organised marketplace. People can specifically know that they can get the merchandise or services they need in a particular area. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, looking at where we are with the political temperatures; our young Gen Z have come out very informed and articulative of their issues. They are very innovative and it is through such organised vending processes that they get equal opportunities and an environment where the county adheres to this particular Bill, to set spaces for them. I heard Sen. Essy talk about vending environments and spaces that will consider people with disability, women and young people. They can showcase their very skillful talents and products because they have been given an opportunity and an environment to help enhance and grow their concepts or businesses. I have traveled here and there and seen in other countries people having the monthly showcase of a specific product. We have the vendors showcasing their different cultures or ways of offering services or products. A case example of the food industry is that people show case variety. It is more cultural. There is also the business perspective and the know-how of something different that maybe someone has not come across. Through this Bill, there can also be room whereby the counties themselves set specific days that the people can show case different products or services for free so that they also enhance their market. They will do the marketing as they show case and give samples for the different products at a minimal cost. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have seen the issue of the license fee in this Bill. Some of the challenges are regarding how much vendors need to pay. If the Senators would introduce that when this is set, there will be a room for free vending at no cost or a minimum amount for the first three or six months. This can encourage startup vendors whose capital is at a minimal level, allowing them to be encouraged with what they have conceptualized or innovated. This will encourage our young people with whom raising capital is a challenge. We know the banking interest rates are very high. There is also the issue of collateral when you want to do startups. Ensuring that the county can remove this cost within a given time will encourage young people and any startup that one needs to start. I have also seen that vendors have to be pushed away during expansion of roads or any construction. With this Bill and with the guidance of the counties zoning these particular areas, there will be smooth futuristic planning of the different vendors. They will not need to worry that the authorities will come and ask them to move aside for more development. They can set up with the confidence of the future. Part IV talks about the registration and licensing of street vendors. Clause 15(2) states- ‘(a) The county executive shall provide a physical and online submission of applications for registration by the vendors. (b) Maintain an up-to-date online registry’. 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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