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    "id": 935866,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/935866/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mogotio, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Tuitoek",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13434,
        "legal_name": "Daniel Kamuren Tuitoek",
        "slug": "daniel-kamuren-tuitoek"
    },
    "content": "People circumvent the rules by creating strong companies which push others out of the market. Therefore, buyer power needs to be looked into very carefully. I know that we do not want to suppress the free market economy or free exchange and buying of goods. However, we do not want unfair practices where others use the powers they have to remove others. I know we are crying a lot about companies which are from outside Kenya. Many of us have said that many of our local companies do not get jobs to construct major roads or projects. Companies from outside the country are given those projects in preference to the local contractors. However, there is an element of quality of work. Some of the roads which are constructed by our local contractors are of low quality. Therefore, we sometimes unfairly cry that they are being pushed out while they do not perform very well. I know some of the roads which were constructed by contractors from China. They do a better job and within the contract time. Our local contractors take many months and sometimes they are unable to complete projects until we again sub- contract the same jobs. When we are looking at this particular competition, we should also examine the performance of our contractors or those who play in the market. In the supply business, many a times, certain individuals get preferences through long- term connections with their suppliers and the new suppliers may be forced out of the market unfairly. The authority should look into this to find a way in which it protects even the young 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."
}