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    "id": 1105647,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1105647/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kiharu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ndindi Nyoro",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13370,
        "legal_name": "Samson Ndindi Nyoro",
        "slug": "samson-ndindi-nyoro"
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    "content": "I say so because we should learn from a country like China. I have said this before in this House. When Deng Xiaoping took over in 1978, most of the Chinese people were in dire and extreme poverty. Just by using economic apparatus and the right policies, he made the Chinese economy depart from the very retrogressive economic policies of Mao Zedong like the proletarian and cultural revolution that, prior to that, had led to many deaths through famine. When he came into power in 1978, he crafted policies that encouraged a lot of production within the Chinese economy. Fortunately, this was well-distributed. We can build an economy where people can thrive in production, especially one that is based on manufacturing because most production is labour-intensive. That means that the fight between the profits and wages brings about stabilisation of equality because when people who are working are given an opportunity to unionise, they are able to negotiate for better wages. That simply means that we distribute money from the profits that benefit a few shareholders to wages that benefit many. I am still on the Chinese case. By using policies that could spur production based on manufacturing, Deng Xiaoping pulled over 700 million Chinese from poverty during his term up to 1990. The basis of the Chinese economic growth is the reign of Deng Xiaoping from 1978. We can learn the same from South Korea. South Korea was still poor at the time of Independence. Kenya was richer in terms of GDP per capita than South Korea. The same policies of Deng Xiaoping were used in South Korea because when we spur the economy through production that is labour-intensive, that means that many people become active participants in the economy. Therefore, they may not need bursaries and cash transfers because they can literally earn that money through their hard work and labour. It is good for us to have a standalone organisation that deals with this. It will not be good for us to overburden the Ministry because we need a standalone body to handle those issues. Therefore, I oppose the repeal of the Act. Thank you."
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