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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wambugu",
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        "legal_name": "Clement Muchiri Wambugu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. First and foremost, as we introduce the Consumer Protection Bill, I would also like to request that in future we have a Bill referred to as the \"New Members of Parliament Bill.\" This is because some of us new hon. Members have been standing in the House many times without attracting any recognition by the Speaker. That is why most of people have not contributed to some of the Motions and discussions in this House. It is high time that we had a Consumer Protection Bill. We should also have it passed. Of late, Kenyans have suffered and have been shortchanged by their Government. Kenyans have gone through hard times due to no recognition. We have had many accidents and deaths on our roads because of our poor infrastructure and the state of roads. It is very sad that day in day out, we come to this House and say that we are losing many lives because the roads which were constructed by our Government are of low standards. For example, the Outer Ring Road which is used by most of our people in this city. Unfortunately, as we sit here, there are many man hours which are being lost because of a road which was constructed and up to this minute, even though the Government knows that there is a problem, nobody talks about it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we would like, as the Bill is drafted, to have a Consumer Complaints Centre where Kenyans can walk in and forward their complaints. We will also, preferably look into an area where the Government can facilitate us to have a radio station where Kenyans can go and discuss their problems. We have a department called the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). It is very sad to note that the work of the KEBS is to go round various shops and other outlets intimidating our people, especially retailers rather than going to manufacturers to check and confirm the standards of the items being produced. Take the example of the steel industry which I am sure you are aware of. We have heard about buildings collapsing in this country and even within this city. Most of the fuel products that have been produced, 90 per cent of them have been of very poor quality and not of the standards required. In the construction industry, you will find that the cement that is being retailed in this country, though the packages are supposed to weigh 50 kilogrammes when you buy some bags from a retailer, you will find that some of them weigh as low as 40 kilogrammes. It is high time that our Government took action to provide Kenyans with proper information of what is required. We also have other issues to do with substandard goods. This issue has been going on for a long time in this country. Although we sit in this House and talk about goods from China, it seems nothing is being done about it because, most likely, those who are involved could be sitting in this House. I do not know about that but let us take action because we want to have Kenyans living normal lives like people in other countries. With those few words, I beg to support."
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