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    "id": 347122,
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    "speaker_name": "January 9, 2013 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 41 Mr. M’Mithiaru",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to second the Motion by the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade on the privatization proposals of the five public sector owned and controlled sugar companies, the Kenya Tourist Development Corporation owned hotels and the Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL). I am a Member of this Committee. We deliberated on these proposals and came up with this Report and its recommendations. It is true, what my Chairman has said, that this privatization programme is far behind schedule. I am sure that with the appointment of the Privatization Committee, it will be in a position to fast-track the programme, so that Kenyans enjoy the fruits of privatization. We also dwelt on the issue of the sugar companies. We reckoned that with devolved government there could be issues that arise at that level. This is because we know that most of the communities would wish to participate in and own those sugar companies in terms of shares. So, we all agreed that, that particular sector can hold until the next Parliament which will adequately look at the issues at hand and then arrive at the conclusions. As of now, we recommended that the hotels that are public owned should be privatized and be given a new lease of life of efficiency so that they can properly serve Kenyans. It is the same case with the KWAL. It requires a new lease to ensure that it is effectively managed and the performance stepped up to ensure that its production lines, development and growth, employment creation and all that are the fruits of privatization. Our recommendations before the House are properly considered and we urge the House to approve them as they are. I second."
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