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    "id": 545842,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/545842/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 24,
        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I do not know where the difficulty is coming from. I am not a lawyer like you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, but recently I heard of an advisory where the LSK was actually cautioning those lawyers who are charging below the stipulated fees. The architects and quantity surveyors are covered by the Architects and Quantity Surveyors Act, Cap.530 of the Laws of Kenya. The engineers are covered by the Engineers Act which was passed in 2011. Section 58 of the Engineers Act says that professional services--- This is something that has been observed over a long period of time. It has been proven over time that where people come and start negotiating fees that have clear guidelines on how to go about them that undercutting sometimes is only a mirage and not an undercutting. We are only recognizing that they are all professional services already being regulated by Acts of Parliament which have been passed by this House. I understand hon. Wamalwa’s argument. However, if we start to make laws which we do not recognize, then we shall be legislating in vain. I think this is what this amendment is trying to do."
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