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    "id": 315142,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chepkitony",
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        "legal_name": "Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill. I would like to thank and congratulate hon. Bonny Khalwale for bringing this Bill. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, truly, it is really our role, as Members of Parliament, to champion such causes which have been a problem to the society. I think that Parliament is intervening through this Bill which will protect wananchi from being conned or undertaking fraudulent activities. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Bill still has got a chance to be improved. There are certain areas which I think we need to amend to make it better. There have been some suggestions of amendments. I believe that we still need to improve the definition of the Bill, because we want to be more direct. I think that the definition is not really very direct and specific to guide the law enforcers. We also need to know the implementing agency because there may be complaints and people may not go to court directly. We would like to see an agency which will be responsible for implementing the Bill. I think we need to give that responsibility to somebody, so that when a complaint is made, that agency can take action; take the matter to court and prosecute those who are promoting fraud. So, I think we need to improve on that. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when pyramid schemes were formed, at first, we did not know which Ministry was responsible. Later on, I think it was decided that the Ministry of Co-operative Development and Marketing which was responsible and should have taken action. But when the report was made, nobody was arrested. This is because senior or powerful people were behind the scheme and nobody wanted to take action. Up to now, nobody has been taken to court because those behind it were powerful. So, I think that this Bill should really take action against whoever is promoting it regardless of what position he or she is holding in society. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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