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    "id": 1192522,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1192522/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugenya, MDG",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
        "slug": "david-ouma-ochieng"
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    "content": "Sessional Paper No.01 of 1986, Sessional Paper No.02 of 1992 and another Sessional Paper No.02 of 2005, followed by a law that was passed in this House in 2012. We have, therefore, had a plethora of policies, laws and frameworks on how to deal with this matter. I believe that this House should, however, be deciding on how to ensure that we implement them. As late as 2020, this House received a Cabinet-approved Policy Paper No.5 of 2020 on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) again. The biggest issue, therefore, is implementing and effecting what has been proposed to be done for SMEs. Instead of giving the Chinese tax breaks; instead of giving Kenya Airways the many steroids that we have been pumping into it in terms of bailouts; and instead of putting money in mega projects, I believe that investing in SMEs, giving them tax incentives, guiding their paths, putting a framework for incubating their ideas and ensuring that they are able to learn to walk and run; should be the next frontier. As we discuss this Motion, I am going to persuade Hon. Elachi to allow us to amend it to call for proper, adequate and effective implementation of the many policies that have been prepared for the benefit of the people in those sectors. This is a cross-cutting sector. It starts from those who manufacture steel wool for cleaning utensils, the highest end of it being those who do make, including very good beds, and those who do cleaning. We have so many Kenyans who are entrepreneurs. They just want a little boost and they will move forward."
}