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    "id": 790088,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Losiakou",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Losiakou David Pkosing",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, it is good that you have given me the last opportunity so that I can make some clarifications. I wish they had appeared before the Committee during public participation so that they could raise those issues. First of all, I do not want to correct Hon. Kajwang’ because he is a ‘chief justice’ of another calibre. However, because I am the Departmental Committee Chair, I want to help him. First, the PPP law is in existence. We are not introducing any new law. Secondly, this is not an introduction of an amendment on the Floor of the House. It was done during public participation. This is a product of public participation. Remember the law provides for public participation at the Committee level. This Bill went through public participation. Members of the public came for debate and that is why the Committee went ahead to adopt it. We are trying to make things clear and safer for this country. The truth is that we have been having a problem implementing the PPP on roads. The investor is interested in knowing how they will get their money even if it means after 30 years. What legal framework is in place for one to be sure that they can invest on the roads? We have had problems because the roads law does not take care of this scenario. That is why we are providing that if an investor builds a bridge or a tunnel, they can be sure of having a toll at that place in order for them to recoup their money. Should the House pass this Bill, this country will move at a very high speed. We will go back to what was done by the Government. This is a new arrangement. Therefore, this gives clarity and surety to our investors, that they will recoup their resources should they go the PPP way."
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