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    "id": 974805,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/974805/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Butula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Oyula",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph H Maero Oyula",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also comment on this proposed Business Laws (Amendment) Bill. This is a very good move for the business atmosphere of our country. You may wish to know that Kenya has been having a lot of problems and sending away investors because of the systems that we have had. It has been taking more than three months before one could get a business registered, and that has chased away a lot of investors. As we chase away investors, we lose opportunity to create employment for our people. Employment will only be created through business. So, these amendments are opening up the field for Kenyans to increase investments and also allow external investors to come into the country and establish business, which will increase the number of employed youths in this country. These laws, particularly the revenue laws that are being amended, will help in reducing the bureaucracy at the Inland Container Depots, where it takes a long time for one to get containers cleared and released to their owners because of so many laws that have to be observed before any container is released. It was mentioned a while ago that inspection of goods is done outside the country by KEBS-appointed agencies. However, when goods reach Kenya, another inspection is done. Yes, we have pre-shipment inspections which have been on. This arrangement has not helped to reduce the time taken for containers to be released to their owners once the goods arrive in the country because another inspection is done in the country. I hope with these changes in the revenue laws, we will have goods inspected only once outside the country and have them released to their owners immediately they arrive in the country. We are now going to have a lot of investors. It is very encouraging if you are outside there and your country is being praised for following the right channels. That is what Kenya is moving towards. I was recently in meeting on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Kenya was rated among the countries that have taken up the SDGs as was agreed on. I am sure this is 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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