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    "id": 895967,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/895967/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nambale, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi",
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        "legal_name": "John Sakwa Bunyasi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the amendment by Hon. Kaluma. I want to speak as a citizen of Kenya who cares about the affairs that go on in this country. If there is a lacuna in the provisions that will not compel these companies to be accountable to our local laws and requirements, it should be fixed. We should not shy away from any legal complication that may arise because that will be the process through which we will clean up our act as we go along. The question that should be accurately considered is: When did the revised Companies Act, 2015 come into effect and when did this bit take place? If there will be any ambiguity in the interpretation, along the lines that Hon. Kaluma has raised, let us allow it time to go through the natural legal process that is provided in this country to clear it. We should not, in any way, as a country, lean towards a status that will make us a banana republic where multinationals can walk in with a briefcase and walk out with tonnes of money from this country without following due process. The niceties of the law – some of which may have been missed out when the law was being passed – should be corrected to ensure that the Republic of Kenya gains from these interactions. Without any prejudice to the companies that are being named, they have had a rather disjointed history in many countries including African countries and condemnation by the European Parliament. We should not treat this lightly. We should consider it with the weight that 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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