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    "id": 776706,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ngugi",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Nduati Ngugi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Thank you also our leader for giving me two minutes. I do not want to talk much but there is an issue I want to address. Most of the Members who have talked seemed to have lost confidence in our local contractors but I want to tell them that if we support our local contractors, they can also perform. They suffer because when they bid for jobs, they have to spend a lot of money, which is very expensive. There is 10 per cent performance bond. Most road agencies want you to pay using cash. Even when you use an asset, it has to be devalued, which is very expensive. It has become very hard for local contractors to secure advance payment. When it comes to the Chinese, most Members do not know that they are heavily supported by their Government. Our local companies are not given any support. Hon. Chairman, you have done a good job but as we come to the conclusion of this debate, you must find a way of supporting our local companies. It is very bad that 50 years after Independence, we are talking about foreign companies winning big contracts. Local people have been able to perform in various other sectors. We have seen them in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)…"
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