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    "id": 902008,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Pokot South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Pkosing",
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        "legal_name": "Losiakou David Pkosing",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, Standing Order and the Constitution give the Chairman an opportunity to interact with the clients and the public through public participation. So, we have a right and as I talk, I am doing so from a position of authority. The Leader of the Majority Party talks to us because when he is doing public participation he does so primarily with us as chairs. It is true that we are the ones who are interacting with the people. Where the rubber touches the road, it is the chairmen. You know that, Hon. Speaker, and you gave us that power. It is true they need some consultation. This is my opinion. We are here as chairs but, of course, for us who are chairs, we are also members of the Jubilee Party and of this Government. This is my Government. This is what I fought for while I was in Pokot South. I fought to make sure that the Jubilee agenda is successful. However, I come to the Floor as Chair representing the Members of my Committee. I am also finding it difficult in my own amendments. That is why I am saying it would not be a sin for the ministry or department to consult so that we tell them what is a miscellaneous amendment and what falls within a substantive amendment category. I want to be on record on the amendment to the Merchant Shipping Act, which is squarely within my Committee. I have listened to colleagues speak here. Some of them were rejecting the amendment even before I spoke. I think even the information out there on that particular amendment is misleading. Let me plead with Hon. Members to listen to me. What the Executive wants to do is to rehabilitate the shipping line, which is a government programme. Government wants to own ships. We will achieve many things. If we have a government ship, in fact, the prices of importation and exportation will be cheaper. That is point number one. Point number two; if the Government of Kenya has ships, then we will control the prices of the market. At the moment, the shipping industry is private. So, what is going to happen? Private shipping lines can set their prices the way they want. So, if you want to bring a car from Japan to Kenya, they put their prices. There is no order. There is no equilibrium. There is no standard because the Government itself does not have a ship that people can benchmark with in terms of transport of those items. That is the biggest problem. 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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