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    "id": 1180870,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1180870/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo North, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Makilap",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This National Automotive Policy was approved by the Ministry of Trade, Investment and Industry four years down the line in 2018. That tells you how lazy the Governments is in implementing serious policy papers for the country. This time round, there is need to fast-track this National Automotive Policy so that we can harness talents and ideas that can lead to the realisation of a car manufacturing plant here in our country. Other nations have used our Sessional Papers to develop their countries. We are a country that has very good ideas but when it comes to funding them through research, it does not happen. We fail just like this National Automotive Policy has dragged for four years. Singapore in particular, has used our Sessional Paper of 1965 to develop their country. Other countries which got their independence at the same time as our country have moved on. What is it that is lacking in our country that we cannot pass this particular National Automotive Policy? We can fast-track it and inject the right resources so that we can have the right things being done. When growing up in primary school, we used to have Thika Motor Vehicle Assembly. It was in Geography, History and Civics (GHC) subject. Today, we are importing everything. We are not only talking of manufacturing of vehicles but even manufacturing of motor vehicles spare parts. This is a nation that even wants to import toothpicks. This is a very serious matter. If we pass this National Automotive Policy, the Ministry should put money into research. There is no good machine that can be brought into the market without proper research. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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