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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, together with our development partners, we have developed a master plan for industrial development. The Ministry with the technical assistance from Japan and in collaboration with various stakeholders has completed the formulation of a master-plan for the industrial development in Kenya. The master-plan identifies several flagship projects whose implementation has already started. This includes promotion and graduating of the informal sector into value addition. Value addition is a very important activity that will promote a centre of activities. We intend, in our strategic plan, to promote these activities. We do not want our products to be exported as raw materials. We want to produce quality goods that are competitive in the market. This will involve rehabilitating industrial roads and promoting easy access to industrial information, setting up funding schemes for commercialization of research and development activities, one village one product project, creation of integrated economic stalls and strengthening collection and disclosure of industrial statistics. Mr. Speaker, Sir, my Ministry will undertake the following prioritized activities in 2009/2010 Fiscal Year: One, establishment of the constituency industrial development centers in 210 constituencies. To achieve this, a sum of Kshs735 million has been set aside in this Budget and we are requesting for its approval so that we can spend Kshs2.5 million in every constituency to build an industrial shed formally known as Jua Kali and also to spend Kshs210 million to equip these sheds bringing it to a total of Kshs735 million. With regard to the Development of Special Economic Stalls and Industrial parks, we are still soliciting funds from development partners to finance these industrial parks. We are working together with the National Economic and Social Council to source for funds. We will operationalize the operation of Anti-Counterfeit Agency as I said and Kshs100 million has been set aside and is being requested in this budget. With regard to the implementation of one village one product, we have received technical assistance from Japan. We want to identify what area can produce and manufacture so that we do not talk in vague terms that we want to industrialize but we also want to go to the villages and tell them what they can do. With regard to the implementation of the 4K Programme which is undertaken by the KIRDI, KIPI, KEBS and the Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Association projects which is funded by DANIDA under the PSPS, there is a small figure of Kshs4 million. On promotion of industrial investment of regions outside major towns, we will"
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