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    "id": 1479232,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1479232/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Makilap",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I rise to support David Kibet Kemei's appointment to the position of Director-General of the Competition Authority of Kenya. During the vetting process, he demonstrated a lot of experience and knowledge in matters of law and competitors. He has vast knowledge of the industry. Following what the Leader of the Majority Party has said, David Kibet Kemei has a lot of work to do. If he is approved by this House, he should sort out the competition in the power sector, as the Leader of the Majority Party has said, so that Kenya Power does not enjoy a monopoly in power production in this country. Secondly, competition between M-Pesa, commercial banks and microfinance institutions needs to be sorted out. That industry is not regulated by law. That is a job that is waiting for David Kemei. In the manufacture of cement, there is one manufacturer who processes clinker and cement. He is the manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer and distributor. How do you expect the small businesspeople to compete? That is an area that needs to be sorted out. The same happens with steel manufacturers. One person manufactures steel, distributes it, retails and mines pellets, among other things. How do you expect a small hustler who has opened a shop in Baringo North, for example, to compete with that kind of manufacturer? That industry requires a man of David Kibet’s calibre to sort out the issues that are affecting it, including taxes. We have a situation where one tax regime..."
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