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"speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will be brief to allow those online and those with other Bills to prosecute their business. I congratulate Sen. Nyamunga because the issue of regional economic blocs has been an agenda of the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations from the time the Committee was chaired by the distinguished Senator for Laikipia until now that until now it is being chaired by the Senator for Homa Bay County. It has been an agenda from the time that the Committee was chaired by the Senator for Elgeyo Marakwet County. Sen. Nyamunga has taken the bull by the horns and brought to this House a legislative proposal that will help the establishments of regional blocs, relationships between counties that set out to cooperate under regional blocs. I congratulate her on this because this has been a huge gap in legislation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, sometimes, I like reading books by Adam Smith especially his book on Wealth of Nations . On the question on how do nations get wealthy? Parents also we need to pose that question to our children so that we have a conversation. How do families get rich? Is it by going into politics, engaging in corruption or looting and pillaging? It is through productivity. A family gets rich when the family engages in production of some goods or services. If you are a lawyer go practice your law, get money and your family will be rich. Go get tomatoes take them to the market sell them for Kshs1 profit and you will be rich. It is the same logic with nations. The conversation in this country should turn"
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