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    "id": 771104,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/771104/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Building Surveyors Bill. This Bill seems to reproduce the Architects and Quantity Surveyors Act in a way, and does not seem to define who a building surveyor exactly is. We have quantity surveyors and building surveyors. If you look at what this building maintenance means, it is clearly work undertaken by architects, builders and quantity surveyors. Though it is a very good Bill, it should come out clearly on what exactly is to be done by who because once you see the work they propose to undertake; like rehabilitation, reclamation, preparation of maintenance schedules, planning and budgeting, and management of maintenance works, one will appreciate that it is exactly the same job done by architects, engineers et cetera . During the Committee of the whole House stage, we will be proposing amendments so that it is clear who exactly a building surveyor is. This is because the person who is described in the proposed Clause 22 of this Bill is not clearly defined. Probably, they are people who could be working or cannot work by themselves but work under supervision of architects and engineers. Therefore, if there is going to be a law of this nature, it should be clear because construction work is very serious. We have seen what has happened in the country lately. A lot of buildings are collapsing and killing people. There are investments which have been done without input of 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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