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    "id": 306370,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/306370/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wetangula",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Trade",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
        "slug": "moses-wetangula"
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Member for Dujis, hon. Duale, requested for a Ministerial Statement on the following issues; the number of Chinese citizens and companies issued with work permits and business permits since 2008 to date, whether the Chinese citizens are involved in hawking business in all major cities in our country, to confirm or deny whether there are regulations or policies that allow foreigners to engage in small trading activities such as hawking and to give the measures the Government is undertaking to safeguard local businesses, especially small scale traders and hawkers. I am not aware that Chinese Citizens are involved in hawking activities in all the major cities in the country. However, there are isolated cases of Chinese, Somalis and Indian sub-continent nationals spotted hawking in various commercial centres in the country. Kenya is a liberalized economy and there is no law that discriminates persons who carry out legitimate business in Kenya. There is also no law against hawking except where the local authorities provide for designated areas to carry out hawking subject to payment of---"
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