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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the long and detailed Statement by the acting Minister for Finance. The issues that I really want clarifictions on are: The Act is very clear on how privatisations are supposed to be carried out. We have heard in the public domain a number of assertions about proposed privatisations. The Minister is talking about planning to work out a privatisation programme which he will then discuss with the Committee of Parliament. The law is very clear and I have a copy here which I have read very carefully. The Privatisation Act was passed in the year 2005. To be exact, 13th October, 2005. The commencement of this Act was only gazetted in December, 2007. I want the Minister, in the first place, to clarify why an Act so important, assented to by the President on 13th October, 2005 has to take effect on 1st January, 2008. You know there are a number of controversial privatisations that have taken place between the time this Act was passed and the time it started operation; which is January 2008. One among many is the privatization of Telkom (K) which has a number of questions. Right now, as I stand here, there is the Fibre-Optic Project which has too many questions. We will be bringing this to the House at a later stage. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I speak now, the Kenya Wine Agency (KWA) Ltd. is in the process of being privatised and we do not have a privatisation programme! The Minister is standing here, telling me to be attentive yet he has no programme before the House, and neither has it been gazetted as provided for in the Act."
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