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    "id": 1089286,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "The culture of innovation and thinking is very important. For one to make a step from A to B, you really have to think, “how will I go to B?” You must have a strategy of how you are going to get to B. You getting to B will be the startup that you have. Youngsters need to be enlightened on the sources of startups. I am sure that some people will be innovative enough and say, “I have this cow. Let me sell this cow then I will have the capital to do a few things.” Youngsters need to be enlightened that when it comes to startups, they have to start with themselves. You have to really think through and look at how the collateral and money that you have will be sustainable for you to have an impact. Madam Deputy Speaker, when we foster the culture of thinking deeply, we can have people thinking through and coming up with their own projects as startups. Eventually, they will have big companies and even hire people. So, startups can be a way of generating income and wealth. I would like to say on the Floor of this House that to have wealth and create employment, you do not have to have white collar job. Even juakali people come up with innovations that can trigger employment. This can soar up the economy of this country. Madam Deputy Speaker, I am happy that the Bill also speaks on the county governments to ensure that they register the startups in their counties. They should not just register the startups in their counties, they need to facilitate investment of startups. There are some children who will not go through school. When you take them to the academia, they will cause problems because they know that they are gifted elsewhere. They may not get it academically, but they can really be a source of wealth creation and employment if the talents they have are nurtured and utilized. Madam Deputy Speaker, this Bill is timely. We are now saying that we can make it through life, not necessarily through education. We are talking of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVETs). Transition to universities can be 100 per cent, but the 100 per cent can be through TVETs. There are children who say that they do not want to get into the academia, but they have the skills. That skill can be nurtured in TVETs. Perhaps a child is very good in plumbing work. Naturally, there are some children who are gifted in other issues. I want to give an example of what is happening in Nairobi and many parts of this country. You will find that there are some young people who are very good at construction of houses. Go to Kibra, you will find that the brains are there. They are hands on. They will build a house from the beginning to very end. They have not gone to university. What they lack is just the startup. They have the knowledge. When engineers from renowned universities take up a contract, they do not touch the cement. They will employ people who are hands-on and without them, the engineer will not succeed."
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