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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ojode",
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        "legal_name": "Joshua Orwa Ojode",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me start by thanking all those hon. Members who have contributed on this very important Motion and I learnt a lot while we were discussing it. It is unanimous that it is better for us to regulate the prices of fuel products and this is not the first Motion of its kind. Even in South Africa, they are regulating prices of petroleum products. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when you listen to what is being discussed in Gigiri, it is about climate change. Why do we have climate change? It is as a result of the destruction of forests. The forest cover has been reduced in Kenya as a result of the rampant usage of wood fuel. I would encourage my colleagues especially those who have contributed, that it is important for us to fix the ximum prices. My colleague and friend, the Assistant Minister for Energy, was talking about the Monopolies and Price Control Act. The Liberalisation Act of 1992 phased out this Monopolies and Price Control Act. If it were there, the Minister for Finance would have used the same legislation to control the pump prices but the multinationals, having realised that there is no legislative clause which backs the sentiments of the Minister, have refused to lower or reduce their prices. I want to inform my colleagues that every now and again when we bring Motions here to regulate fuel prices since 2002, the Ministry comes up with another Bill just to block the first Bill. I am very happy that my colleagues have seen this and are overwhelmingly going to support the particular Bill. Therefore, I will not take so much of their time, having agreed in principle to support the initiative. Today is the D-day for multinational oil companies. They will no longer charge Kenyans as and when they want to. With those few remarks, I beg to move."
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