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    "id": 1214968,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1214968/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": "the programme is facing a myriad of challenges including inadequate funding, prohibitive costs of accessing business loans, high cost of production, shrinking export market due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, inadequate supplies of raw materials, water and power for agro-processing companies among others; further concerned that there is need to revamp the said programme to improve its performance through increased funding to aid, for instance, the setting up of excellence centres in some parts of the country, expediting and negotiations of market access especially to the East African Community, including trade negotiations between Kenya and other countries on diversification of products eligible under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), employee training and retention, provision of reliable supplier of raw materials of agro- processing companies, improvement of infrastructure to enhance steady supply of water, power and provision of affordable access to credit among others; this House resolves that the national Government, through the Ministry of Trade, Investment and Industry, develops a policy whose core objective would be to, among others, address the challenges currently faced by the EPZ with specific focus on implementing EPZ programmes to enhance performance and enable retention of investors across the country to enhance economic sustainability and allow companies to pursue businesses locally through the 20 per cent waiver to enable them earn a living. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker."
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