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    "speaker_name": "Navakholo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I confirm that I have not spoken to this Motion. First and foremost, allow me to thank Hon. Beatrice Elachi for thinking on behalf of the wider Kenya. The Export Processing Zones (EPZ) are not just about addressing industrialization, they are also about addressing both the manpower and the industry. Looking at the Motion as it is structured, it gives us a long history dating back to 1990, when the EPZ was first established. The primary agenda that the then Government thought of was to look at what was happening in terms of small-scale entrepreneurs who would weave baskets and how they could get them to the market. The issue of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in Kenya vis-a-vis the American market is what resulted in the EPZ. Most countries such as China rely on very small industries. If you visit one of their industries, you will find that very small production units end up producing a lot of units per square metre of a facility. Therefore, EPZ is the way to go. It is not just about one factory. Look at the effects on the community, starting from feedstock and agriculture. It means that we will employ more farmers who will employ our youth in the farms. Transporters will gain through transporting farm inputs to factories. Technical skilled labourers from technical institutions, which are coming up in various constituencies including mine, will benefit from those facilities. Therefore, if the policy is framed in the way that the Motion by Hon. Elachi is structured, and is implemented, it will address major issues in the country. Our youths are languishing in poverty and they need to be supported in terms of employment. They need to be taken care of so that they can contribute to the development of the good nation that we want in future. This is a wonderful Motion. It has been brought at the right time. We should support it and implement the policy once formulated. Let us protect our manufacturing sector. The markets are there. What about the quality? Last week, I had the privilege of sitting down with The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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