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    "id": 789274,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale: Hon.",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Public Private Partnerships (Amendment) Bill, 2017, be now read a Second Time. This is a very short Bill. The object of this Bill is to amend the Public Private Partnerships Act of 2013 in order to recognise the role of county governments as distinct contracting authorities and what they can do with regard to public-private sector partnership projects. In order to achieve this, the Bill makes a provision for the guidelines to be made by the Cabinet Secretary in order to facilitate the manner in which county governments may deal with the public-private partnership arrangements. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, amending the Public Private Partnerships Act of 2013 in order to fully entrench the principles of a devolved government in undertaking public-private partnership projects in the counties is very important. It gives powers to our counties, governors and county assemblies to directly, without breaking any law, engage investors, other development partners, donors, even the national Government and the private sector in totality in order to undertake the concept of public-private partnership projects in our counties. That is the basis of this Bill. It is a small Bill. I am happy the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning tabled their report last week. It is based on public participation. I am sure the Vice-Chair of the Committee and Member for Roysambu, Hon. Waihenya, will second this Bill giving the aspect and views of the stakeholders as provided for in law and the Standing Orders. I just want to highlight the salient features of this Bill. Clause 3 proposes to amend the Public Private Partnerships Act, 2013 in order to provide clarity on the type of contracts the Act shall apply to. It is not open ended. It specifies in Clause 3 which contracts apply when this law comes to effect upon assent. These can even be contracts for design. If you want to design a road, the county governments can enter into an agreement with a private a private sector entity. It can be to provide the technical expertise to design. They can enter into contracts for financing, construction, operation, equipping, management or maintenance of a project for the provision of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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