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    "id": 1192719,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1192719/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13374,
        "legal_name": "Richard Ken Chonga Kiti",
        "slug": "richard-ken-chonga-kiti"
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion by Hon. Kiarie. First of all, I would like to congratulate and thank him for taking up what he did when he was in school many years ago. Hon. KJ is one the examples of young people who started being artists very early in life, and he is still doing very well even as a Member. Hon. Deputy Speaker, this Motion focuses on getting 2 per cent and ring-fencing it from the NG-CDF allocation to ensure that this money goes to support our local artisans. I would like to encourage Hon. Kiarie, as he says that he is going to focus on the youth, women and Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs). It is true that these are the most talented people that we have even in our 290 constituencies in this country. As we do this, we can push our agenda on the women, because most women and the youth are highly committed because they are quite innovative. We have seen examples of countries where young people started small projects as local artisans, and these projects have translated into huge companies that have brought in revenue to their countries. I would like to encourage Hon. Kiarie to also be a good example to these young people. We have seen many projects and programmes where young people are called and trained in very good talk-shows, but they do not get to close deals for business. So, I would like to encourage him to be one of those, among other MPs who are talented, who can volunteer their time to ensure that our young people are not only being trained, but they are also given the skills to cut deals so that they do not only come up with very beautiful projects, programmes, and food products which do not translate into money. I would also like to focus on double training, where when young people are trained, they can be exposed to international programmes where they can see the success of others so that they learn from them. As they do that, they will be promoting their YouTube channels for those who have already learnt, and can start their own start-ups that can also be pushed to make huge returns. As we train the artisans, we can encourage them to invest in their local communities. We have seen examples of groups that started small and grow to become Savings and Credit Co-Operative Society (SACCOS) that start buying land. I have seen a small group that started buying land and they have become a very big investor in the community. So, as we focus on artisanship, we can also push towards purchasing properties within communities and encouraging many more other people to apply. Most of the artisans do sculptures, others do carvings like in my community, where we have seen the Kisii Community who are very good in moulding the soft stone; and we have seen wonderfully woven fabrics being done by our Luo. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I know that you have discouraged mentioning of people by their tribes, but I am just trying to use examples so that we can relate the talents to the owners. For example, the Luo are very good in making fabric. Our Maasai brothers and sisters make breath-taking décor using beads for the neck, hands and feet. Hon Deputy Speaker, I would like to encourage Hon John Kiarie. This is a very good Motion and it needs to be supported and given the 2 per cent, which should be ring-fenced so as to ensure that it is not taken by other projects like tree-planting – which is equally good but artisanship is extremely good. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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