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    "id": 585078,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/585078/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njenga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Kigo Njenga",
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    "content": "I look at the medicine world where Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal can advise me better. I have seen so many other laws all related to medicine concerning nurses, clinical officers, pharmacists and all the others. They work for the same industry. So, I believe that if these laws are worked on well, even in engineering, we can offer services of high quality to our people. I also look at the shifting of responsibility and liability and the disciplinary measures that are provided by this law. Any time anybody knows that he is under regulation or under check, he becomes more accountable and gives good service. With this Board, disciplinary measures are put in. I have also noted that there is a clause on the determination of fees. Sometimes, fees that are charged by engineers make us run away and do things on our own. You have seen the aftermath is collapsing buildings. So many people have lost their lives. We have lost a lot of economic livelihoods. I know very well that if we come up with a successful regulation of fees, then we can have a negotiating backyard. In law, we have tables that guide us. When you are negotiating with a lawyer, you know where to start. But when you are negotiating with other people, sometimes, you do not know where to start. I like that particular portion that gives us a chance to have the Board check and regulate fees so that our people are not extremely exploited and run away from engineers. What our country requires now is devolution. We shall require even small counties to have people who can give professional advice. With this Board, we will probably recognise those coming from technical universities and we will have a big choice which can actually make us get the services we need. We cannot just trash away this Bill. We should all support it to make our livelihoods and structures better and to achieve the future our children would like to see. We will feel proud when we will be old to see our country develop and prosper. I support."
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