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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal",
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        "legal_name": "James Nyikal",
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    "content": "This Bill also puts in place the discipline required and the processes of sanctions. It outlines the situations under which some sanctions need to be instituted. As my colleagues have said, in this industry, just the mere removal from the register and the mere withdrawal of a licence is not enough. We should be stricter because when buildings collapse, there is a lot more lost than just the economic loss. In fact, the biggest loss sometimes is the loss of lives. So, I think we need to put much clearer sanctions. I want to bring some caution as I end. As I said, this cadre of professionals is closely linked with other cadres in the building industry. The architects, quantity surveyors and land surveyors. This is very important and I have not seen it clearly in the Bill. It does not just lead to fragmentation and competition in the business sense. If that happens, then all the benefits we expect to accrue from this Bill when it becomes an Act will be lost. So, we should look at it and look at where there is amendment. I am not sure whether there has been public participation. This is a Bill that needs a lot of public participation."
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