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    "content": "Sen. Olekina, I have serious issues with the handshake in this country and I ask for protection from Madam Temporary Speaker. The issue I am talking about should be taken with the seriousness that it deserves, the same way the Mau Forest issue is taken seriously. So, you need to hold your horses. When I submit, you get a lot of information that will enrich your engagement in this House Madam Temporary Speaker, we have the NCA Act, procurement laws and Anti- corruption laws. We must revisit these laws because the NCA has failed us and, therefore, we should relook at how we approve contractors. The people who we send to be our foreign envoys in China, Japan and the Asian Tigers, must be vetted properly. In addition, we must relook at the issue of approving foreign contractors which has been left with the envoys abroad. This is why when the foreign contractors are sent to the country, they always have approval. We must rectify this. We must have standards as a country. If you are coming as a foreign contractor, you must sign a serious agreement. If you are coming in as a foreign contractor, you must sign serious agreements, which include provision of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), adhering to labour laws, ensuring that you follow procurement laws and many others. Madam Temporary Speaker, we want to enrich this discussion respectfully because of my colleagues who have serious “Solomonic” wisdom. I support this Motion and we will do whatever is possible to ensure that we build Kenya for Kenyans. Let us do everything to show that we support Kenya for Kenyans; including “Brand Kenya”. That is the way to go so that we do not have to rely heavily on foreign things or foreign contractors. I beg to support. Thank you."
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