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    "id": 1192764,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1192764/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Baringo County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jematiah Sergon",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I want to thank Hon. John Kiarie, my Chair in the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation, for this important Motion before us today. This Motion has come at the right time because Kenya is today facing so many cases of unemployment. We overlook the importance of artisans in this country. First things first, the work of artisans and God given talents have been there for the longest time in our lives. When we were growing up, we used to see our mothers doing a lot of handwork. Some of us went to school when Art and Craft was being taught, and we were exposed to use our own skills and develop our talents. I must say that this country is in the best time because of the innovations and exposure to internet that we have today. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the issue of unemployment will also be solved when we give opportunities to the youth, women and talented people who can innovate and make money at their comfort zones or through computers. Applications such as You Tube and Spotify can help them generate income, and they do not necessarily need to rely on white collar jobs. We have many artisans in this country. We have the Maa Community who make very nice ushanga . They are custom made and you can never get them anywhere else. If you order a good bead work like a necklace, you can get it made in a very special way, in good quality and it is very durable. These are the things that we need to encourage our people to continue working on. We also have carvings and brick works. Music is one of the arts that has been controlling the world. Through music, talents have been developed and money has been made. This has been made possible by the fact that you can just sit down and generate income in your own way. I support this Motion. Hon. John Kiarie is proposing that supporting the artisans should be done through the NG-CDF, but I want to remind the House that we already have the NGAAF which has exposed artisans through the social money."
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