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    "id": 578520,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/578520/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mulu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the chance to also give my contribution to this important Bill. The Business Registration Service Bill is very important. It has come at the right time, just immediately after passing the Companies Bill and the Insolvency Bill. This Bill is going to help this country come up with a very clear legal framework in terms of how to register companies. This has been an issue in this country. Those of us who have tried to register companies and visited the Attorney-General’s Chambers must have realised that there are a lot of problems there. Because of those challenges which are faced by potential investors and businessmen, this has created opportunities for rent-seeking. So, when I see a Bill like this where we are talking about having a one-stop-shop or centre for those who want to register companies, to me, it is very encouraging. This will go a long way in ensuring that we have what we call a competitive and conducive environment for doing business in this country. If you look at what is happening in the East African region, Rwanda has been rated very well in terms of international business rating on how easy it is to establish and do business. In our region, Rwanda is leading. If you look at some of the reasons why those countries are doing very well, it is basically what this Bill is trying to do; to make sure that people who want to register businesses are facilitated to an extent that they can do their businesses with minimal road blocks. That is why if this Bill comes to law, it is going to help this country and ensure that more people are encouraged to do business. The other important thing when you look at this Bill is the issue of shifting the focus to the customer in terms of customer service delivery. We want the customer who ought to be served by this particular service, which we are calling Semi-Autonomous Government Agency (SAGA), to feel like they are being treated as very important people for this country. In that case, then the service which will be delivered to them will be delivered in an efficient and effective manner. This will be very important in this country, especially in such a country where we have so many challenges to do with unemployment. The more business we are able to create in terms of legislation, the more opportunities we are able to create for our youth, who are suffering with no employment. This Bill is going to be very important to us."
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