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    "id": 862667,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ainabkoi, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. William Chepkut",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "William Kamuren Chirchir Chepkut",
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    "content": "We have seen issues with China. We have seen a lot of Chinese people being given more than three contracts. I want us to put it into law that anybody who has more three contracts should not be given the fourth contract. Because we have our own people in Kenya, let them enter into a joint venture so that we protect our own contractors. At the end of the day, all these Chinese will take all the money back to their countries. When they have been awarded contracts, they employ their own Chinese. They do not employ Kenyans. We want to pass a law that if Chinese contractors have been given contracts, let them take 30 per cent local content and we put it into practice. His Excellency the President is fighting for this nation when it comes to corruption. I want the operational arm of Government to put it into its logical conclusion. We have talked about Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). We, as Members of Parliament, know there are three arms of Government – the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. We, as Members of Parliament, are not subordinate to either the Judiciary or the Executive. So, I support all the benefits including the pecking order that we become number seven from 43. This is because we vet and approve all State officers including Cabinet Secretaries, but when it comes to official State functions, we are told to sit very far. Then who are we? So, I am saying that it is important that when we engage with international contractors, let us engage people who are reputable, people who finish their contracts and people who employ our own people at 30 per cent and put into consideration the local content. Let us empower the Attorney General. I want him to act very tough that anybody who is not following the rules of this country should be given 24 hours to leave Kenya. This is because I do not want these Chinese to place Kenya under receivership like they have done to Zambia. I want to share with the Members of Parliament that leadership is a calling from God to serve. Be sensitive to the needs and wants of our people and serve our constituents with honour, justice, equity, integrity and dignity as opposed to sycophancy and personal greed. 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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