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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Emanikor",
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        "legal_name": "Joyce Akai Emanikor",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance. First, I would like to congratulate Hon. Cecilia Ngetich for bringing this Bill. The issue here is inclusivity. As it is now in Kenya, it is only the engineers who are regulated, yet we have the technologists, technicians, operators and artisans. These are the people who have caused a lot of havoc to construction work in Kenya because of lack of regulations. If we bring on board others who are left out and they are regulated, we will solve the problem. The requirement is that any profession touching on human safety, health and public welfare has to be regulated. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we live in an age of global competitiveness, professionalism and expertise. We have global conventions that govern the practices. With regard to this, we have the Washington Accord, the Sydney Accord of 2001 and the Dublin Accord that recognise the various qualifications in engineering. This has also to be taken into account. If passed, this law will regulate standards and practices. It will set the qualifications 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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