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    "id": 1180898,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for the opportunity to contribute to the Motion at hand. I want Hon. KJ to be patient as he has always been because his constituency is just a walking distance compared to mine which is far away. I stand here to make my contribution to Sessional Paper No.1 of 2022 on National Automotive Policy. I must disclose that I interacted with it at the formative stage while I sat in the Departmental Committee of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives in the last Parliament. I want it to go on record as a colleague has mentioned that the Government is lazy. Indeed, the process of preparing this policy started way back. I am told sometimes around 2010 but there has been push and pull by various players and actors in the industry. Towards the end of last year, we had a consultative meeting at County Hall and we were able to iron out many issues with very many stakeholders. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the economic blueprint of Vision 2030 envisages that Kenya should be industrialised by the year 2030 and be a mid-income country providing high quality of life to all its citizens. We will not achieve this goal or objective by relying on agriculture or primary industry. We have no choice but to support the manufacturing industry so we are able to employ many people, increase our per capita income and improve quality of life. For us to do this we must focus on manufacturing. There has always been a target that 20 per cent of the GDP must be attributed to manufacturing. But in the recent past even the 9 per cent that the Jubilee Government inherited in 2013 has fallen to the present level of 7.5 per cent. This has therefore informed concerted efforts to review various policies, regulations and laws pertaining to manufacturing in this country. When we scanned, we discovered that the motor vehicle assembling and manufacture of parts is a potential industry for the many young people we have. Kenya and specifically Nairobi pioneered the Jua Kali industry where artisans can fabricate very many parts that can be used elsewhere. Many of us still remember with nostalgia the Nyayo cars. We were very proud and wrote letters to our friends outside the country telling them how our country was growing and we were making our vehicles. Typically, like all policies and projects in this country there was no adequate feasibility study and research to ascertain viability in the long run. Consequently, the Nyayo car fell off the line and that is why we are here today. If you take your time to visit the numerical machining complex you will see the kind of fabricators and machines which are there and wonder why we continue to import vehicles parts. We have now resorted to importing used parts. I must admit many of us because of the hard economic times always look for ex-Japan brake pads, water pumps, fuel pumps, slim engine and many other parts yet, we have potential and capacity. That is why I stand here today to support this policy. It has far-reaching recommendations or prescriptions that if fully implemented will move this county to the next level. The goal of this policy is to increase assembly from the current 7,000 units to 20,000 units in the first two years. Also, implement a total ban on importation of used fully built units 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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