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    "id": 301616,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. C. Onyancha",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Onyancha",
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    "content": "and they are doing this in a manner that is straightforward that the Government can check. Just as Jakoyo Midiwo said a few minutes ago, the interest rates for these funds is designated by the Government but it is never given at that rate. Secondly, and this is very painful, I will take a case of Kisii because I come from that area. The fact that we do not have a Kisii Bank with funds designated to it has made our people suffer because banks owned by other people, international or commercial, whatever they are, are redirecting the funds meant for that area to people from their area who troop all the way to Kisii to get the loans. We want to call upon the Government to ask for an account of how the Funds have been expended because if they are meant for my region, then they should stay in my region. Let me not take too long because of the pressure of time but I am very happy with this Bill in other areas. One other area that many wananchi suffer from is the motor vehicle repairs. This has been very well addressed in terms of requiring that an estimate be given before the repairs are done and the charge is within 10 per cent of that estimate. One of the consumer rights which my brother did not address but I am sure we can look at is the speed at which the repairs are done. We should have a commitment that the repairs will be done within a certain period of time at a particular cost. The issue of holding property that belongs to a consumer so that he is forced to pay a particular price or is exploited has been addressed and it is an issue that mwananchi should be very happy about. Misleading statements and misrepresentation of the quality has been addressed and this Bill, indeed, will go a long way in the protection of the consumer in very many areas. I beg to second."
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