{"id":672211,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/672211/?format=json","text_counter":351,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Mwakulegwa","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":101,"legal_name":"Danson Mwazo Mwakulegwa","slug":"danson-mwazo"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 77 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (1) by deleting the words “not be higher than at any other place” appearing immediately after the words “local content shall” in the proviso and substituting therefor the words “be at the prevailing market rate”. We propose to amend the proviso to sub-clause 1 of Clause 77 in order to provide for the adherence of local content where the cost of meeting such local content is at the prevailing market rate. The provision, as set out in the bill would give leeway to contractors to avoid implementing local content given the fact that some of the goods and services to be sourced or services delivered in other countries may be available at such lower costs owing to factors such as subsidies and advancements in technology, that make the production or the delivery of goods and services much cheaper. This would, therefore, mean that the local communities are likely to lose out and not benefit, if the requirement, as set out in the provision, remains as is."}