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    "id": 1231757,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1231757/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me maybe for the first time congratulate Sen. Cherarkey for coming up with that kind of Statement. When this Statement is finally assigned to a Committee, I would request that Committee to help this country make a determination, between the endeavors made by this Government to attract foreign direct investment and the duty of care that this Government must also exercise to protect local businesses and industries. That is so that we do not end up confusing ourselves and the people who want to do business with us. When it is right for us to protect local industries, then policy statements must be issued and clear positions taken that we are protecting local industries. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we want to attract foreign investment, it should be clear at what level of foreign investment we want to do this. Otherwise, we will end up with situations where people from other countries would be attracted into Kenya to roast and sell maize and compete with locals and then, we will mess up our own economy. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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