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    "id": 134498,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/134498/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. ole Lankas",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 65,
        "legal_name": "Lankas ole Nkoidila",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Vote of the Ministry of Tourism. It has been said and it is true that this is one of the core Ministries. This Ministry is key to the attainment of Vision 2030. When we looked at the budget allocations of this Ministry, we noted that there was a reduction in the allocation, especially in the area of tourism promotion and marketing. This is an issue which I feel should be addressed in the Supplementary Budget to enable this Ministry carry out its core functions of promotion and marketing of this country as a tourist destination. It was also noted that the Ministry, in its estimates, did not disclose its Appropriations-in-Aid, especially from the fees and the rents which accrue from the KICC which is under the Ministry, and the Kenya Utalii Hotel and College. The Ministry needs to address this issue because it was not reflected in the estimates. The other issue which I think is an omission is the branding of the “Kenya Initiative” which is now under the Ministry of Information and Communications. I think this should have been the other way round. It should be rightly under the Ministry of Tourism. I think this is an issue that needs to be taken up, so that the branding of Kenya is under this Ministry. Right now, I believe that it is not under the right Ministry. It is true that there are overlaps of the functions of this Ministry in other Ministries. We are asking that certain Institutions under this Ministry have their roles overlapping. For example, the Kenya Tourist Board is one of them. The Domestic Tourism Services is another one. The roles of these institutions seem to overlap and yet they are all under this Ministry. I think there is need to review their roles so that those"
}