{"id":72927,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/72927/?format=json","text_counter":433,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Mbiuki","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Agriculture","speaker":{"id":79,"legal_name":"Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki","slug":"japhet-kareke-mbiuki"},"content":" Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I strongly beg to support the amendment. It is high time this Government supported indigenous companies vis-à-vis the multinationals. This is a war between multinationals and indigenous companies. We need to go further and protect our home- grown companies so that they can continue to create employment opportunities for our young people. I would like to plead with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance that it is high time they created a fair playing ground for all the companies that operate in this country. With those few remarks, I beg to strongly support the amendments."}