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    "id": 1186787,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1186787/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I congratulate Hon. Osotsi, the Senator for Vihiga County, for this important Statement. For a long time, agriculture was the main forex exchange earner for this country. Considering not too much thought has been put into it, this iconic status now been lost to unpredictable products like inflow of funds from Kenyans living in the diaspora. We need to take it more aggressively, so that over and above reviving tourism, we should also cause tourists to come to Kenya for other reasons other than the Big Five of our wildlife and our sandy beaches at the coast. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the tourism potential in Western part of Kenya is massive but it is not marketed as an alternative to the Big Five. Starting from Lake Victoria, Kit Mikayi, Vihiga Stones, Kakamega Forest, the Crying Stone of Africa at Ilesi and all the way to the rich culture of Isikuti and bull fighting. These are things that can bring billions of dollars on a weekly basis, yet the product is not being developed. As if that is not enough, the hotels have collapsed. It is sad that the Hotel in Homa Bay and the Golf Hotel are going under simply because people are not being aggressive enough. Therefore, I support and hope that this House will take it more aggressively and not take it as just a Statement from a distinguished Senator."
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