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    "id": 541825,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/541825/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Manje",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1669,
        "legal_name": "Joseph Wathigo Manje",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this Motion. I support the Report by the Public Investments Committee (PIC). While I support, I cannot forget the fact that we have to privatize some of those State corporations. When we privatize, we reduce the inefficiency in the enterprises. We might also reduce corruption, nepotism and tribalism in the country. One of the ways of dealing with tribalism is to do away with some of these State corporations. However, this was done in an unorthodox method which, at the end of the day, fleeced money from Kenyans. People came together to create a State. There were those services that they needed. One of them is an enterprise like Telkom Kenya Limited which is more motivated by serving all Kenyans in the country. One of the objectives of such kind of a State corporation is not only profit-driven, but also to open the whole part of the country. When we realize that objective is not achieved, we should find the best method of letting those enterprises go. The way it has been done is not right. We were told it was wholly-owned by Kenyans. It was then privatized and 51 per cent stake went to the new company. Later, 70 per cent went to the new company. Kenyans now own 30 per cent of the enterprise which was---"
}