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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "content": "to change to bring the counties on board and understand how these counties are going to work. It gives a redesigning of structures that will help this to happen. I think this is key. It introduces different players and components, for example, a more strengthened board, the NIC, and an authority. Looking through the scheme of all these structures have been put into place, it brings into fore the issue of bringing the counties in place which is very important. It also brings in the various Principal Secretaries (PSs) in the different Government ministries thus introducing a multi-agency approach to this. I think that is very key. Madam Deputy Speaker, some countries have gotten it right quickly. One of those is Singapore which we keep referring to. They came and got our policy paper from us right after independence and they have been using that model. They have made transformation within the various economies. Somebody will ask themselves how this can be done and how these investments can be improved. The Bill addresses this by giving ideas on how to do this. For example, an increase in foreign exchange either through exports and import substitution. This is based within the counties. They are the ones who will grow different products and food for this export market. Indeed, likewise, it is going to create employment and more labor then the investment is going to spill over. Madam Deputy Speaker, utilization of domestic raw materials, supplies and services. What do people have on the ground and how can they manufacture it? This would include issues like value addition. It would include how to progress factories. Some people have started cottage factories that are effective. Adoption of value addition in the processing of local natural and agricultural resources. We all know of the story of coffee and how we are able to export our coffee. However, we export it sometimes without value addition and other countries take it up. They are able to make so much money as a result of that. It is high time we get to a point where we can maximally utilize what is coming out of these counties. Madam Deputy Speaker, indeed both Sen. (Dr.) Milgo and I sit in the Committee on Education. We have been looking at how the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centers are working. One of the issues we are trying to infuse in terms of training is; are you looking at counties that can bring up specific ideas, issues or resources? If it is Kericho County, for example, what can we do with our tea? If it is coastal counties, what can we do with our blue economy? Lastly, utilization, promotion, development and implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and all these are key. Any other factor that the authority considers. If I look at the constitution of the board of authority, what strikes me is that is that a composition of the multiagency approach so that we have all these people together. This then creates the ability for coordination that is important. We have the PSs in the ministries. We have ministries of finance, trade and industries, agriculture, lands, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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