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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": "sector. The problem is that none of the successive Governments – and I doubt if this one is any different – wanted to leverage on the informal sector so that they can take it from the level of informality to formality. We talk about Vision 2030 that is supposed to industrialise this country by the year 2030. Unfortunately, in each year’s budget, we do not invest any resources towards improving or innovating the way the j ua kali sector undertakes its works or improves its products. Earlier in the morning, we debated a Motion which was presented on the Floor of this House by Hon. Kiarie concerning the improvement and support of artisans. This particular Motion should be tied together with that one. If we still talk of informality, we will not go anywhere. If we talk about the informal sector, we will not improve this country. We must get out of this notion of informal sector. The continued mention of informal sector, the jua kali sector, retards or holds back the participants in this market because they believe that they are lesser inventors, gods and people in this country. Therefore, they always believe they are supposed to be protected, untouched and should not be subjected to any quality assurance and development. If I were where I sit, I would look for another terminology. How do we deal with the small innovation or innovative sector? We should drop the mention of j ua kali s ector and SMEs, because this will perpetuate this mentality of smallness, informality and not making any reference to improved quality. That is why our goods and products, however basic they are, are unable to compete with imports simply because we have enslaved our minds with informality and Jua Kali mentality. We produce goods without caring to improve them and ensure that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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