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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Obure",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Public Works",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the proposed Authority will not facilitate contractors with financial assistance and hiring on credit of plant machinery and equipment, which can satisfactorily be covered by the banking sector and the Ministry of Roads, through the Mechanical and Transport Department. Therefore, we have tried to keep away from engaging in activities that led to the collapse of the former National Construction Authority. We are keeping clearly away from those functions and concentrating mainly on streamlining the sector, centralizing on the registration of contractors and making sure that the industry is focused properly on the key areas to enable it to move forward. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill will have financial implications to the Exchequer because we will require support to the tune of Kshs225 million over the next three years to facilitate the establishment of offices, appointment of staff and initial core activities of the authority until it becomes self-sustaining. In conclusion, I want to say that the Bill is fairly simple and straightforward. The Bill is structured in six parts with four schedules. Clause 1, for example, is short title and commencement. Clause 2 covers definitions of terms used in the Bill. Clause 3 relates to the establishment and incorporation of the National Construction Authority as legal entity with the headquarters in Nairobi under Clause 4. Clause 5 stipulates the functions of the authority. Clause 7 talks about the membership of the board which will consist mainly of seven members drawn from the private sector stakeholders with four members representing Government Ministries involved in infrastructure development and one member appointed by the Minister from the special interests groups. It is a fairly straightforward Bill. I appeal to hon. Members to support it because it will help us a great deal in ensuring that the reforms currently under place are completed for the benefit of the economy as a whole. I, therefore, wish to move and request my colleague Mr. Franklin Bett, the Minister for Roads to second this Motion."
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