{"id":1032281,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1032281/?format=json","text_counter":190,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Tiaty, KANU","speaker_title":"Hon. Kassait Kamket","speaker":{"id":13493,"legal_name":"William Kamket Kassait","slug":"william-kamket-kassait"},"content":"The overall objective of the SEZs programme is to contribute towards the transformation of the country’s economic base in order to realize a higher and sustained growth, employment creation and poverty reduction in the country. The specific objectives of SEZs are: (i) Attract both local and foreign investments; (ii) Expand and diversify production of goods and services for the domestic and export markets; (iii) Promote value addition; (iv) Promote local entrepreneurship through Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs); (v) Enhance technology development and innovation; and, (vi) Promote rural and regional industrialization by exploiting comparative advantage of local resources."}