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    "id": 952312,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/952312/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1835,
        "legal_name": "Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah",
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    "content": "Therefore, I have had consultations with members of ICPAK, and I urge them and whoever has brought these amendments to bring us a substantive amendment Bill on the Accountants Act. Otherwise, these piecemeal amendments will get things being sneaked in that are counterproductive not just to the young people, but even to people like myself. They are saying that despite my over 20 years of experience, I cannot practice accountancy. Since I became a certified public accountant in 1999 - 20 years ago - I have never joined the institute and I have never seen the benefits of joining it. Nobody forces lawyers to join the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). It is when you join the Bar and you automatically become a member of the Bar upon qualification. I would rather we have these things at an appropriate time through a Bill we can subject to public participation, so that we do not disadvantage the young people in school pursuing accountancy and those still doing their professional qualifications and are already working by bringing in piecemeal amendments. I urge the Chair to withdraw these amendments."
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