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    "id": 949359,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/949359/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood) Bill. First of all, I want to congratulate the sponsor of the Bill. It is timely and it will assist the ordinary mwananchi to do their business in the most organized manner. A big percentage of our population eke their living from it. Madam Temporary Speaker, I disagree with the Bill when it comes to the headquarters being in Nairobi. As my colleagues said, not everything will be in Nairobi. Let people remember that as much as we previously had all the headquarters in Nairobi, most of our functions have been devolved. We then do not need to have Nairobi as a headquarter unit that shall be coordinating the vendor’s activities or even when it comes to licensing. My colleagues have talked about that, but let decentralized licensing of this business. These vendors are low income earners. Therefore, coming to Nairobi to be licensed to do their businesses poses a challenge to them because they will incur unnecessary costs."
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