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    "id": 1051569,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
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        "legal_name": "Owen Yaa Baya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. The knowledge economy is one of those economies that have continued to do well and have not let down the library system. The KNLS is not just a library; it is a system. It is a system that has physical libraries, digital libraries and mobile libraries. It stores a lot of information. The library system in many other countries is an economy on its own that helps to create very many jobs. Within that system, a lot of innovations and knowledge are created and generated. This helps a country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to grow. Many countries have developed this way. Many states in the USA have a library system that contributes to the GDP of the country. So, for us, as a country, to invest in the KNLS and make it a system, we will create jobs, new knowledge and we will be able to store the knowledge and move the country forward. If we ask ourselves how the Asian tigers left this country behind in terms of development, one of the responses we will easily get is that it is because of knowledge and education. Those countries invested more in knowledge and education than we probably did. Therefore, they were able to make the big leap in development while this country stayed behind. An investment in a library is an investment in education. Any investment in education has very high returns. If you The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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