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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chea",
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        "legal_name": "Mwinga Gunga Chea",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I must start by saying that I support this Bill. I wish to congratulate the Mover. This morning, we had discussions on buildings that have collapsed and shoddy jobs that have been done in most parts of this country. This is a very worrying trend. The major reason why I support this Bill is this: I sincerely believe that its passage is actually in line with constitutional provisions and, in particular, Article 46 of our Constitution where the question of consumer rights has really been ventilated. Technologists and technicians offer service to citizens of this country. For the fact that they offer services, then consumers of these services really have a right to have a reasonable quality and they need to be protected. In Clause 42, the Bill has provided for a situation where one can lodge a complaint to the Board. This Board will be in charge of ensuring that the complaints are heard and determined so that certain remedies can be given. I have looked at the kind of remedies and penalties that are available and I think there is one more consideration we need to seriously look at. I imagine of a situation where a building has collapsed. If one is to be charged in court and get fined a certain amount of money for that collapsed building, then I do not think there will be enough compensation for the aggrieved party. The Bill has to be relooked so that we can consider issues of compensation for aggrieved people. What is equally interesting in this Bill are the provisions of Section IV, which mandate the Board to ensure that it develops programmes that are supposed to be taught at our universities. The most interesting thing is that these programmes are supposed to be taught in both public and private universities. So, if the 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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