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    "id": 974717,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Joseph Limo (",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kirui Limo",
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    "content": "Kipkelion East, JP): Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to second this important Bill. Indeed, as the Majority Leader has said, Kenya has made a very serious move to come to the top in terms of ease of doing business because that is the essence of attracting investors in any country. When investors come to the country, it is easy to acquire all the requirements as soon as they come and set-up their businesses. In fact, late last year, we had an opportunity to attend a serious workshop, where Kenya was really praised for making serious strides in improving our global ranking in terms of ease of doing business. It has become one of the best in Africa. According to the Cabinet Secretary who is spearheading ease of doing business, the country is going to be one of the best in the whole world, which is a good thing. The Business Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019 was published on 18th November 2019. It was read the First Time on Wednesday, 4th December 2019. The Bill has a total of 41 clauses. Some of the clauses were allocated to my Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning while many others were allocated to other committees. The laws which are covered by this Amendment Bill are as follows: - (i) The Law of Contract Act Cap. 23. (ii) The Industrial Training Act Cap. 237, and (iii) The Registration of Documents Act Cap. 285. Hon. Speaker, allow me to make this presentation in a way that indicates which committee was considering which particular Laws. The Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs was tasked to cover the following Acts – (i) The Law of Contract Act Cap 23. (ii) The Companies Act (No. 17 of 2015, and (iii) The Insolvency Act (No.18 of 2015). The Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare was tasked to do the following Acts – (i) The Industrial Training Act Cap. 237, and (ii) The Occupational Safety and Health Act (No.15 of 2007. The Departmental Committee on Lands was tasked to deal with the following Acts - (i) The Registration of Documents Act Cap, 285. (ii) The Survey Act Cap. 299. (iii) The Stamp Duty Act Cap. 480, and (iv) The Land Registration Act (No.3 of 2013). The Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, which I Chair, was tasked to deal with the following acts – 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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