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    "content": "not the country that they read about. Kenya is not the country that has been highlighted in the media, with all the negativities. It is a country that is bursting with energy and vibrancy, where people want to do business. I am very happy that, that image was projected. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we did highlight the need for team work, which we believe in. We will continue working with the rest of the Government in promoting Kenyan trade. I wish to also recognise the contribution by Mr. Koech in terms of trading within Africa. I wish to confirm that, indeed, when the Secretary of State of the USA, Mrs. Hillary Clinton, was challenging Africa to trade within Africa I felt like flashing out the statistics and saying: “Yes! Six out of our top ten trading partners are actually within Africa.” Kenya is perhaps the only country that can pride itself in saying that six of its top ten export destinations are within Africa. We are leading in terms of trading within Africa, and go to the rest of the world to fill up the extra baskets. So, we are leading in that direction, and we will continue that way. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am also very happy that, indeed, we recognise the capacity gaps within the small enterprises, especially in terms of training, not just so that they can comply with tax computation but for them to use knowledge as a basis for doing business; traders should actually know, without having to feel their pockets, that they have made business profits through trading. We will continue doing this. I believe there is much more that could be said about this. I am very happy for those positive comments and for the support. Hon. Members continue to agitate on our behalf, so that we can turn Kenya into a trading country. We do not have natural resources like the rest of our neighbours. The only thing we have is the entrepreneurship and trading acumen of our people. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe that if we work together, we can turn Kenya into the trading hub for the region, just like Singapore has done without any resources; it made sure that she became the trading hub in her region, just like Dubai has done by concentrating attention on trade. With our geographical position, history and hardworking population, and with the right business attitude, if we work together as Parliament, the private sector and Government, we can turn this country into the dream country that is envisioned in our Vision 2030, where trade, wholesale, as well as manufacturing, will drive the future of this country to create jobs for our people, create foreign exchange earnings for our country and, indeed, move our people from poverty to prosperity. With those few remarks, I beg to move."
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