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    "id": 445742,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/445742/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Katoo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judah Katoo Ole-Metito",
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    "content": "The other problems we are facing right now from lack of regulating the scrap metal sector are the high rates of accidents on our roads. This is partially attributed to vandalism of very important traffic warning signs that scrap metal thieves keep removing along the roads. The Government has tried before to stop vandalism of public property. For instance, in June 2010, there was a ban by the Ministry of Trade on scrap metal from Kenya. That ban was extended and approved by the East African Community (EAC) and it applied to exports outside the block; the EAC. But this did not help at all. Actually, it even harmed honest businesses because there are those in the scrap metal industry who are doing honest business. That ban did not offer any solution to stop the criminal elements. It led to job losses. As I said, this is a sector that employs so many people. It also led to a reduction in people’s income because dealing with scrap metal results in income for families."
}