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    "id": 1192677,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1192677/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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    "content": "I had spoken earlier about what is in your hand. I had talked about the Moses of the Bible. When he was called, he said that he did not have anything with him and he did not know how to speak. The Good Lord said to Moses: “What is it that you are holding in your hand?” Moses said that he was holding a rod or a staff. He was told to take that rod and lead his people out of captivity. To the Hon. Members in this House, you have the NG-CDF in your hand. We can expand the mandate of that Fund so that we can support our artists, artisans and innovators. What will happen? By supporting our artists, we will curb the problem of Kenya being a net importer of innovation, products and the things that we use. We can start developing appropriate technology that is region-specific to our area, so that we can stop importing technology from India, China and Europe that is not appropriate for Kenya. If we support our artists, artisans and innovators, we can develop region-specific technology that is fit for such a time. The Government is commited to digitising and automating its functions. We want to build a robust and creative digital economy. How about we start by supporting the digital and creative economy by expanding the mandate of the NG-CDF to support our artists, artisans and innovators. Hon. Deputy Speaker, we are in the 4th industrial revolution and Kenya can actually be a leader of the world at this time. I leave it at that so that we can have more time for Members of Parliament to debate the Motion. I beg to move the Motion and call upon Hon. (Prof.) Phylis Bartoo to second. Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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