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    "id": 1128375,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1128375/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bumula, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mwambu Mabongah",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13309,
        "legal_name": "Moses Wekesa Mwambu Mabonga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I wish to support the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute Bill. For over 40 years, we have had an Institute that is dormant. Most of the challenges that the world is facing today, Kenya not being an exception, are things that can be resolved through research. Research is basically there to solve most of the problems that humanity faces today. It is unfortunate that, as the developed world or partners look for solutions in research and investing, we are busy fighting things that do not add value. When you look at our Budget, you will be shocked that even today, most of our universities are not provided with money or they are allocated very little money for research. This is a very important Bill. At the end of the day, we shall have a body that will be responsible. The passage of this Bill will ensure that the Institute is active enough to get the right information that is latest in the market. You all know and understand that research will give room to expansion of knowledge to not only the researchers, but even to our learners. They will be able to tap into the new skills that are coming up every day. My colleagues have alluded to most of the challenges that we are facing today. If we have sufficient funds and a proper Institute of research, we are likely to provide solutions to most things like the products we are consuming from the market, the diseases we are facing today and even the challenges that we have with the climate today. In this modern world, the only way to assist the current generation is to get access to modern and advanced technology through research. If we do not put sufficient investment in research, we are likely to consume anything that comes to the market. You realise that most of the food products that we are consuming today have a lot of issues. At one time, we struggled with sugar that had mercury and it just disappeared. It probably ended up in our body system. Without research, we are likely to fight anything without knowing exactly what we need to fight for the society or even the nation. So, it is important that, as we sit here today, we put our knowledge together and ensure that, regardless of whether that Institute was established several years ago without proper structures, this Parliament is remembered for establishing something that is going to change many lives and shape the destiny of quite a number of learners. Research is very important. We need to know what is happening globally because new things are coming up every day. You only remain competitive if you are exposed to that kind of knowledge through research. With those few remarks, I beg to support this important Bill."
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