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    "id": 1089322,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1089322/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "The light industries in the rural areas are the ones that will move us to the next level. Can we qualify them or is this Bill only going to cater for the switched on youths who can get access to Wifi in Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa and Nakuru? Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Bill. However, I believe that there could be a few other issues that could be looked into such as the issue on regulations. I am sure that we can use regulatory sun boxes to deal with the issues that have not been captured in the Bill because a regulation is easier to come up with. On the issue of registration of incubators, the question would be, do you register an incubator that already has connections or can one register an incubator and help it to build the connections, linkages and partnerships? It is a chicken and egg situation. I feel that the Bill states that register an incubator, they must demonstrate the linkages, networks and collaborations that they have. However, the Bay Hub in Homa Bay County is just a group of enthusiasts. The Lake Hub is Kisumu County is also just a group of enthusiasts. You might allow them to operate, get a footing and get support on funding before they can build the vast network of collaborators and supporters. Finally, the curriculum that we run in this country and the Technical Training Institutes (TTIs) that we build must change. We must run away from the old ways of doing things, the old ways of teaching Home Science on a Singer sewing machine, the old ways of building houses using brick and motor and go for alternative building technologies. We must use the TTIs as the centres of innovation and breeding points for the startups that this Bill seeks to regulate. Madam Temporary Speaker, the future is bright. Vehicles are not going to use fuel in the future. The taxis such as Ubers are not going to have drivers. Countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is focused on going to Mars. Rich men in the United States of America (USA) are competing to go to space. This country cannot be competing for the bottom. We must compete for the top. We must have a policy and a vision that inspires every Kenyan to go to the highest heights possible rather than focusing on the bottom where we are told to push wheelbarrows and do pushcarts. Even the wheelbarrow pusher hopes that he will one day own a Porsche. Even the"
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