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    "id": 1104137,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 376,
        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. Let me thank Hon. Pukose for bringing this Bill. As he was moving, I was a little concerned initially because I thought he meant that there is no a legislative framework, but he clarified that, indeed, there is a legislative frame work only that he is seeking to make it better, which is a good thing. If there is one thing that we Kenyans have, then it is a very strong legislative framework. However, our challenge is usually on the implementation. Therefore, I would want to encourage us, as a country, to focus strongly on ensuring that we implement what we pass. I will try to be very brief because I have only read a little bit about this law. However, I want to indicate that as a country, we must emulate the rest of the world in moving towards specialisation. We have countries that are now moving towards medical tourism. For you to effectively have medical tourism, you must have very clear standards for people to have faith and trust in the country as a medical tourism destination. That is why you find many Kenyans headed to India. It is because India has regulated and provided standards in the health sector. That is why Turkey is also becoming another destination for medical tourism. You find the same with other categories. As a country, even as we look at the social issues that affect us, we must also learn that we must manage the country as a commercial entity for it to make sense because the era of charity is long gone. Countries must know that they must have a competitive age in order for them to attract investment. The era when donors would come to African countries and throw in a lot of money because we are poor is long gone. Countries must take care of themselves. In that process, we must build our capacity in what we want to do. Kenya has an opportunity not just in food but in medicine too. That is why this Bill is very important. As an agricultural country, we have an amazing wealth of food items. I am really shocked. Some countries are allowed to export their fish to our country yet we actually produce fish in large quantities. How do we first ensure, in terms of production, that we reach areas that traditionally have that sort of expertise? Why do we want to put a lot of emphasis on fish being processed in Thika when we have Suba North as the producer of fish? Why not build the capacity there? Why do we want to diversify tea into other areas when we know that Kericho and other places in central Kenya are doing very well? How do we then make our tea more marketable elsewhere? Above all, 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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