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"speaker_name": "Chesumei, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Paul Biego",
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"content": "As an entrepreneur, I understand the importance of SMEs. Now that there is a Ministry in charge of SMEs, it would be prudent for those policies to be coalesced into one. People working for SMEs experience difficulties. For example, under the policy on industrialization, when you want to fly abroad to purchase some things, you encounter another policy that you are required to comply with as well. It becomes difficult to comply with all those policies. I strongly support that the policies should be consolidated, given that the activities of SMEs cut across all sectors of the economy. It is imperative that we develop a unified national policy framework to cushion SMEs from the current situation. We need to create policy implementation synergies across the sectors. I believe this will go a long way in enhancing the growth of the industry. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I would also like to emphasise on the importance of a national unified policy that will provide an integrated and enabling business environment for the growth and development of productive SMEs in Kenya. This will make a significant socio- economic contribution to the economy through provision of decent jobs as well as production of quality goods. I want to urge Hon. Elachi to stay on course. As much as some Members have recommended that she should build on the proposal that she has given, I believe that it is good to go. The many policies that exist will be a deterrent to many SMEs, and will discourage entrepreneurs from conducting business. Once the policies are amalgamated, it will become easier for entrepreneurs to operate SMEs. With those remarks, I beg to support and donate the remainder of my time to my colleagues."
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