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    "id": 1382627,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1382627/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Malava, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Malulu Injendi",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to second this Motion. I laud you, Hon. Temporary Speaker and the Hon. Member for coming up with this Motion. It is important for us Kenyans to know that Kenya launched into space its first earth- operational satellite called Taifa-1 in April 2013 after several attempts. The first attempt that failed was by the United States of America. So, this is something that is purely Kenyan. It was developed, designed and run by Kenyan engineers. Therefore, it is our own. Although this was launched in California, USA, we have all the advantages because this is a Kenyan product. This product is a new phenomenon in our country which presents a huge milestone for Kenya's space industry from which we can reap maximally. With this achievement, there are very many possibilities for our country's future to benefit from in various sectors of our economy. Taifa-1 is programmed to go around the earth and fly over Kenya every four days. When it comes to data provision with this kind of operation, we are at a moment where we will be getting timely and accurate information about the environment and the climate in the country. Taifa-1 is actually meant to provide data. The data is good for the country because it will enable us in terms of disaster management, environmental monitoring, and national security. For our country to reap maximumly from this, it has to develop a policy such as the one Mheshimiwa has come up with to use this data effectively. We have had many of our sectors collapsing. We have just spoken about cotton. We know of pyrethrum, sugar and many others. All these collapsed because we did not have very good policies in the country to run these sectors."
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