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    "id": 301561,
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    "speaker_name": "Eng. Rege",
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        "legal_name": "James Kwanya Rege",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Scrap Metal Act was amended on 12th October 2007 by the licensing laws to repeal the amendment Act, 2007. The net effect was that there was no control over the scrap metal business in Kenya which has greatly contributed to the escalation act of destruction of telecommunication apparatus and energy installations. The amendment proposed by this Bill to the Scrap Metal Act, Cap.503 to introduce control over scrap metal business. The Bill introduces 14 provisions in the Act with necessary modification to fit the new constitutional dispensation. We, as the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communications and Information, are confident by the passage of this Bill. The country stands to benefit immensely in the coming years. This will have a long-term positive impact on the economy. There is growth spur in the energy sector that largely depends on the availability, but most importantly, the consistency of service provision. A decline in vandal cases will lead to a steady growth of businesses which will in turn lead to less reliance on conventional job opportunities that exist. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, among other things, it will lead to the acceleration of the Rural Electrification Programme (ERP) which extends telecommunications network that will cut down on the amount of valuable time that organizations experience and overall contribute towards the overall success of the Vision 2030 programme. Of course, the Bill is not the panacea of all the problems ailing the energy and telecommunications industry. We, therefore, encourage all colleagues to be vigilant and work with the police in enforcing the provisions of this law since we are all confident that with the law, the police now have a right tool to fight the vice of vandalism. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those words, I move that the Energy and Communications Law (Amendment) Bill, 2011 be read a Second Time. Thank you. I would like to request hon. Mungatana to second the Bill."
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