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    "id": 1192694,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1192694/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kacheliba, KUP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Titus Lotee",
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    "content": "outset, I want to clearly state that all the innovations that we are using in this country, including all the technologies, are all foreign and dependent on foreign innovators. The only innovation that is domiciled in Kenya and is Kenyan made, is the artisan technology. I am standing here to support this Motion so that we can look at all the other avenues of supporting the artisans. I know that there is a proposal to take 2.5 per cent from the NG-CDF to develop our artisans, but I think if allowed, it is important that we put more monies into it. This is because those are the technologies that we want to continue developing. I rise to support the artisans based on the following grounds: We need to preserve our cultures because most of the artisan technology that we are seeing in this country is developed based on the cultures that we are in. Most of our artisans actually look at the environment and build products from those environments. So, if we want to continue building our cultures, then we will need to develop our artisans. For example, the Maasai shuka has gained a global fame because it is one of the things that has actually been seen as a promoter of our culture. So, unless we want to build this culture of improving our artisans, we might as well forget all about our culture. I support. In Kacheliba Constituency where I come from, there is clothing called Lorwa which I mentioned during my maiden speech. This traditional clothing is gaining attraction in Kenya and Uganda. It is an artisan project that we need to develop. Unless we get money to put here, those kinds of artisans may not get the traction that they need."
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