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    "id": 462709,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/462709/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gaichuhie",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 17,
        "legal_name": "Nelson Ributhi Gaichuhie",
        "slug": "nelson-gaichuhie"
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    "content": "In the month of June 2013, an interdepartmental committee was put in place to review the Bill and advise accordingly. The committee proposed the need to identify additional stakeholders and engage them on specific areas of the Bill. The committee held various meetings which culminated into a stakeholders workshop held in the month of August 2013. The stakeholders included the Kenya Association of Manufactures (KAM) and the Association of Scrap Metal sector. This class of stakeholders was important as they had to agree on the fees payable and registration of scrap metal dealers and penalties chargeable to unlicensed dealers of scrap metal. Other issues that were addressed include the composition of the Scrap Metal Council among others. In September 2013, the Ministry held a validation workshop and on the 17th September the Bill was forwarded to the Attorney-General for drafting. After completion of the above process, the Bill was then submitted to the State Law Office with fresh drafting instructions on 17th September 2013 where we have been informed that the final draft will be submitted back to the Cabinet before the end of October this year. The delay in introduction of the Bill to Parliament therefore has been occasioned by the fact that the Ministry had to review the Bill in house and subject it to stakeholders before forwarding it to the office of the Attorney-General for forwarding to the Cabinet. He also requested when the Bill will be introduced for debate. So, once the Scrap Metal Bill, 2013 has been introduced from the State Law Office, it shall then be tabled before the Cabinet for approval and then submitted to the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade to table the same on the Floor of the House for debate and consideration. Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker."
}