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    "id": 1180950,
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    "speaker_name": "Marsabit County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Naomi Waqo",
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    "content": "radical actions such as, to drive inclusivity in order to develop and to make sure that we do not leave behind any member of this country. It is quite encouraging that today Members of Parliament have deliberated, debated and have come up with a way forward on this Sessional Paper, which I believe has a lot of goodwill from the Government. We will implement it as soon as possible so that we can see the results and enjoy the fruits of our labour. We know that doing this will have a positive impact on our GDP. As a country, we are suffering simply because of financial challenges. We are not able to create our own wealth and we also do not have enough for our country. Doing this will create jobs for our young people. It will also give hope to the hopeless and give Kenya the pride it needs. Sometimes, when we look at Kenya Airways, with all the challenges the company goes through, we feel proud of the services that it gives to people. They clearly state that they are the ‘Pride of Africa’. This will be another way to make us feel proud of our country. It will have positive impact on the entire nation. We know very well that Kenyans are very hardworking people. They always look forward to a better life. We know that every year this country imports thousands and thousands of vehicles. In 2021, there was an increment of 14 per cent from the vehicles that were imported in 2020. In fact, the exact numbers are; in 2020 we imported 94,128 vehicles. That moved with 14 per cent to 107,499 vehicles. That is a huge investment that goes out to another country. In fact, the resources that would have helped us and transformed our country here are being transferred to another country. We buy second-hand vehicles. Of course, as the owner of the vehicle, you may be happy but then, apart from you and your family no one else enjoys that. If we encourage our own and develop the making of those vehicles, Kenyans will be happy. Majority of the vehicles that I mentioned earlier are all imported. The benefits go to others. When we look at the import duty which is 25 per cent, excise duty which is 20 per cent, Value Added Tax (VAT) which is 16 per cent and import declaration which is 3.5 per cent, that again increases the cost. By buying our own vehicles, we will be able to reduce the cost and we will benefit from one another. I have taken note of Members’ concerns. The Select Committee on Implementation has to be keen enough to see how best this will be implemented. The Government, particularly the President is keen enough. In fact, this works well with our vision and mission. The bottom-up idea has its place in this. There is need to review this again before implementing. That is also well noted. Setting aside some budget should be our priority so that we do not pass this then end up struggling. I am happy because the Chairperson of Budget and Appropriations Committee, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro, is here with us. I am sure he will give all the attention that this Motion deserves. Creating space and opportunity for our young ones, so that they can exercise their skills and knowledge they have acquired will give hope to many Kenyans. This will promote us. After the implementation of this Sessional Paper, we will start exporting our motor vehicles. This will remain in the history of our country. I am happy to associate myself with this particular Motion. I thank the entire House for supporting it. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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