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    "id": 1192555,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Westlands, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Tim Wanyonyi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Sometimes we think that the Speaker is not watching some of these small things that we do, but the Speaker is hawk-eyed. He can see the little things we do. I support this Motion because it is a good idea. Even within my own constituency, I supported women to start small businesses and we now have so much money circulating amongst those groups of people to a point that we are now considering lending money without charging any interest. We have affirmative action funds like Uwezo Fund, Women Enterprise Fund and Youth Enterprise Fund. If those funds are made easily accessible to those people, our economy will grow very fast. All of us want to thrive and see many enterprises growing to the level of Safaricom. We all know where Safaricom started from. We can now see how far M-PESA has gone as at now. We have also seen how Equity Bank has grown over time. Equity Bank allowed everyone to invest. Even with as little as Ksh100, one can open an account with Equity Bank. Such great innovations have propelled people to believe that they can do big things by starting small. Once the environment becomes conducive for investment, the Government will start witnessing massive economic grow. We will even have surplus budgets. What we need is good political will, and the Government must start at the level where majority of Kenyans are – the lowest level of society. I believe that if we proceed this way, we will achieve great results in this country. I support Hon. Elachi in bringing this Motion. We must build on it to ensure that our country leapfrogs and becomes a middle-level economy. With those remarks, I support."
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