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"speaker_name": "Mr. Balala",
"speaker_title": "The Minister for Tourism",
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"legal_name": "Najib Mohamed Balala",
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"content": "As I said, it was a Speech of vision and hope. This is what will bring economic growth and political stability to the nation. I want to thank him and congratulate him for guiding this nation. He created a new hope for this nation. We saw the commitment from him, not only in the issue of economy, but also in the issue of constitution and the fight against corruption. He also recognised that the economy is doing well. One of the reasons that the economy is doing well is because of agriculture and tourism. Since I came in two years ago as a Minister for Tourism, we have recovered almost 95 per cent. Our best year was 2007. We now have clocked the target of one million foreign tourists. We have contributed to the growth of our economy. It is now at 4.5 per cent. I believe if we handle the issues of tourism properly like other countries, we will be able to expand our economy, GDP and create wealth and employment for our people. However, it is a pity that we put minimum investment in the Ministry of Tourism in comparison to our competitors like South Africa and Egypt who invest heavily to market their countries. For example, South Africa puts over $70 million to market its tourism. Egypt is putting $100 million to market Egypt. In 2008, Kenya was at only seven million dollars. In 2009, it was only $10 million. If you milk the cow and you do not feed it, then it will be unfortunate that cow will eventually die."
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