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    "id": 1373761,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1373761/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kwanza, Ford-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "Excuse me. I do not need him to shout at me. You are out of order. The casual workers were very impressed because we have been talking about creation of informal jobs. We have professionals out there who do welding and masonry among other casual jobs. There are no formal jobs. Housing creates jobs in rural areas. From 1960 to 1963 and up to now, almost 60 years down the line, there is a lot of migration into urban areas and somebody mentioned that. The migrants get into urban areas, but they do not get adequate housing. I was one of the affected fellows. I came in here after finishing my A-Levels and I was staying in a very pathetic place because there was no housing. As Members of Parliament, we are trying to see if we can have dignified way of looking at those who migrate to urban areas and see whether we can assist them. Recently, I travelled to Angola, and I want to do that as a benchmarking, because they have a very impressive housing project. I was told that the same way we are starting here is what happened in Angola. We have housing issues. People are now living very comfortably in Angola. This Bill will help in the creation of jobs. Some people will supply cement and others timber, as somebody mentioned here earlier. In my area, we go all the way to Thika to collect stones and transport them to Western Kenya. This will have a multiplier effect, and the economy will grow. Let us not only look at the short-lived benefits but also the long-term benefits. For example, somebody employed in this project will get food supplies and other things. Again, that is a multiplier effect. That is how we can grow the economy. We should not look at this Bill on a short-term basis in terms of what benefits one will get from it. Let us look at the long-term effect. As an economist, I see this as a way of revitalising our economy. This is a way of ensuring that this country's economy returns to where it is supposed to be. The economy is doing so badly today because there is no effect. There are no jobs. This Bill will create them. If you give somebody Ksh120 or Ksh20,000 after working for one month, he will not keep it. He will use it to buy something else to turn around the economy of this country. 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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