28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
5. The principal Act is amended in Section 29 by inserting the following new Sub-section immediately after sub-section (7) ─ (8) Any professional association— 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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28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
(a) whose rules contain a restriction that has the effect of preventing, distorting or lessening competition in a market in Kenya and which fails to apply for an exemption as required by subsection (1) and (2); or (b) which having applied for exemption under subsection (1) fails to comply with the Authority’s decision rejecting its application, commits an offence, and any official thereof or any person who issues guidelines or rules in contravention of that provision shall be liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding ten million shillings, or ...
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28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 7.
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28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
The justification for this amendment is that the Clause would be a subject of abuse by the Authority by giving a blanket cheque to the Authority. This would encourage gatekeeping. The Clause is subject to abuse by the Authority. That is the justification for the amendment.
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28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
( Question, that the words to be left out,
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28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:
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28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 1─ 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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28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
Amendment of s.2 of
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28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
1A. Section 2 of the principal Act is amended by inserting the following new No. 12 of 2010 definition in the proper alphabetical sequence─ “buyer power” means the influence exerted by an undertaking or group of undertakings in the position of purchaser of a product or service to— (a) obtain from a supplier more favourable terms; or (b) impose a long term opportunity cost including harm or withheld benefit, which, if carried out, would be significantly disproportionate to any resulting long term cost to the undertaking or group of undertakings.
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28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this Clause seeks to give definition of the abuse of buyer power. As had been discussed earlier, there are organisations and companies that have been abusing buyer power because of their dominance. That is the concept of the New Clause.
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