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    "id": 445776,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/445776/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Moi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2689,
        "legal_name": "Kipruto Moi",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to ventilate on this issue of the scrap metal. The consideration of this Bill is timely because of the need to rein in unscrupulous metal traders. We have had a lot of vandalism and theft with regard to metal because traders want to make a quick buck. They steal public infrastructure. In 2010, the Ministry of Trade banned export of scrap metal from Kenya. This was an attempt to curb the destruction of public infrastructure. The ban did not help much. Currently, anyone can sell scrap metal to any buyer without explaining where they got the scrap metal or how it was acquired. Because of that we have illicit scrap metal on the retail and wholesale levels. It is unfortunate that Kshs120 million was used to repair both Mombasa Road and Thika Highway as a result of vandalization of guard rails and road signs. Lives have been lost on highways because the warning signs have been vandalized. The establishment of the Scrap Metal Council will go a long way to regulate the industry by issuing licences and sanctioning transgressors. Even the appointment of scrap metal inspectors will go a long way in bringing order to this chaotic industry. Under this law, I want to believe that the inspectors have been empowered to enter into any premises or buildings or vehicles without arrest warrants. Knowing what Kenya is like, I believe that empowering the inspectors to carry on their work without arrest warrants would be a breach of the provisions of the Constitution. I believe that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}