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"speaker_name": "Ndia, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. George Kariuki",
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"content": " I was trying to compare us with other countries that are doing very well and we were at the same level like Singapore. When we gained our Independence in 1963, our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was around US$800 million. Singapore’s GDP was somewhere around US$750 million. Today, Singapore’s GDP is over US$300 billion while we are around US$98.8 billion. The reason why we have not been able to grow at the same pace as Singapore and other countries is industrialisation. We have lagged behind in this area. That is 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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