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    "id": 805239,
    "url": "http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/805239/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wandayi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2960,
        "legal_name": "James Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": "Looking at Vote 1204, the money being appropriated, Kshs12.9 billion, may look like a lot of money. However, from where I stand or sit, it is proper. Tourism as a sector has big potential to earn a lot of foreign exchange for this country, which has had issues for a long time. In fact, tourism can be one of the biggest contributors to our Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Therefore, as much as I want to support this, we need to be sure that this money is being directed to the right places. For a long time, tourism has been made synonymous with the coastal region, but tourism can be harnessed everywhere including in Garissa. Siaya County has big potential for domestic tourism. We have the great Ramogi Hills in the great county of Siaya. If you went to Kakamega County, you will realise huge potential for tourism such as the Kakamega Forest and the bull fights among other issues. I want to urge this House that even as we support this appropriation, we take it upon ourselves to ensure that this money is directed to the right places. This will ensure that the tourism sector is supported in a holistic manner and not in a skewed manner as has been the case in the past."
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