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    "id": 862152,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kibiru",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Reubenson Kibiru",
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    "content": "be assigned by the Senate Business Committee, and at any other time if so required by the Speaker, make a Statement relating to activities of the Committee. In fulfillment of this provision, I wish to make a statement regarding the Senate Standing Committee on Tourism Trade and Industrialization for the period commencing 9th August, 2018, to 9th November, 2018. Mr. Speaker, Sir, like my friend, Sen. Sakaja, I will not go into the issues of how the committee was established. During the period, we held at least 15 sittings and one retreat with the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and The Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA). On reporting on the activities of the Committee, I wish to provide the following details of each activity as follows- (1) Bills considered by the committee: we did not consider any Bill within that period. (2) Legislative Proposals by the Committee: There were no legislative proposals by the Committee during the period. However, The Hawkers and Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill was referred to the committee from the Speaker’s office on 7th March, 2018. The Committee met with the sponsor of the Bill – the man who has just been discussed here, Governor Mwangi wa Iria – and received various memoranda from interested stakeholders. The Bill was forwarded to the Senate Legal Services Office for further action and publication and it is still pending in that office. 3. Statements Considered by the Committee: The following statements were forwarded to the Committee in that period- (a) State of East African Portland Cement, which was committed to the Committee on 20th September, 2018. The Committee invited and met the Principal Secretary (PS) for the Ministry of Industry, Trade & Cooperatives, and Sen. Pareno on Tuesday, 28th November, 2018. The matter was concluded and the Committee agreed to make a follow up on the human resource and skilled appointment issues. 4. Petitions Considered by the Committee: The following petitions were referred to the Committee- (a) Petition on counterfeited and contraband goods in Kenya on 11th July, 2018. We took the necessary action, the petition was concluded and the report tabled in this House on 17th October, 2018. Key among the recommendations was the inclusion of the gazettement of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in the Multi-Agency Team; amending the Kenya Trade Remedies Act, 2014; strengthening the capacity of other anti-counterfeit agencies, review of investment policy to provide for type and size of businesses that foreigners can engage in. (b) Petition on disruption of retail trade in sugar by Government actions and sanctions. The Senate invited the CS for the Ministry of Agriculture and the CS for the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives; and the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM). The process is on-going and the report will be tabled in due course. (c) Petition on business premises, which was committed to the Committee on 11th September, 2018. We invited stakeholders, who included the petitioner, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), the Chairperson of the Business Premises and Rent Restriction The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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