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    "id": 471196,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/471196/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ochieng",
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
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    "content": "enforcement on the part of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. That is anybody’s business. Every year, when we budget here, we give the Ministry of Transport and infrastructure money for road maintenance. Why are we coming back to parliament with laws that are duplicating what does not exist? Laws that criminalize and proscribe removal of guard rails and road rails are there in this country. Why are we re-inventing the wheel? Why are we getting new offences? The problem in this country is the enforcement of the law. Every time we have an issue with the enforcement of the law, some of us think of another law. We do not think about strengthening or enforcement of our laws. If I was in the Government; if I was hon. A.B. Duale - I want him to listen to this; I would not propose a framework, I would propose means of strengthening and enforcing mechanisms so that we are able to strengthen the way we enforce our laws. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am so shocked that with a law like this! You can imagine that, at this point in time in our lives, Kenyans are allowed to export scrap metal. Something is also shocking in my life--- I used to advise Kenya and East African Countries on International Trade. You would be shocked if you looked at our trade figures. Kenya is listed to be exporting cars. If you did not know, we export cars. Kenya is listed to be exporting so many things that are made from metal. But if you go and check what there are; we are exporting scrap metal. If you go there, our trade balances are based on those kinds of things. Kenya exports metals, cars, automobiles and even plane parts - I am talking about something that I know. We even export plane and helicopter parts. Our country does not produce anything metal, but if you look at our figures, you will see in our trade balances, we export those kinds of products. Therefore, you wonder where they come from. There are plenty and they will tell you, we export scrap metal out of the wing of the plane that fell in the forest. This is what we are exporting and we are proud of it. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we cannot allow anybody to export metals. If you have any metal or steel in this country, we need it here so that we can develop our industry. I want to repeat that we have voted in so much money into the Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise in order to develop our industry. We need the metal in this country and no one should be allowed to export any metal, whether scrap or full. That is because we need it here. Our industry needs it. If you look at how much metal we import in terms of steel and other metals just to produce basic things, it can disturb your nerves. Therefore, why should the Cabinet Secretary allow anybody to export what we do not produce? Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, countries that are developed - like Singapore and Malaysia - were very clear in their policies where they wanted their countries to go to. They will never allow you to export what you do not produce. They will never allow you to be a conduit. Therefore, I oppose any idea that we can export scrap metal. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, e-waste is a very important matter. We run a very big risk as nation in what we do. We have very well done environmental laws in this country. I thought we could fit the ideas to do with e-waste and how we can dispose scrap metals within those laws. They are actually better off. 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."
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