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    "id": 935845,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": "professional associations is to maintain standards and provide quality services. However, if we are going to allow the Competition Authority to even interfere with the operation of professional associations, we will not be promoting quality outcomes from those professional associations. I think this Bill is not going to cure the problem. In fact, it is going to enhance the inconsistencies that businesses have complained about; that is, how the Competition Act is inconsistent with various other laws governing other sectors. There is the issue of price reduction which is in Clause 24A(6)(g) where they are saying that price reduction should not be below competition levels. Which criteria are they going to use to determine this as the Competition Authority? It is so difficult for you to determine a price that is below competition levels. It is only the industry that will do that. I am also concerned that during public participation, various organisations, including Safaricom, made presentations on the proposals they wanted included in this Bill but the Committee, in its own wisdom, rejected all those proposals. With those brief comments, I say that I will not support this Bill. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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