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    "id": 141665,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kosgey",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Industrialization",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 177,
        "legal_name": "Henry Kiprono Kosgey",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The National Industrialization Strategy was formulated last year and launched on 28th January, 2009; I laid it on the Table of the House. We have also written a policy, which is with the Government. It will come before this House for debate. Our development strategy includes alcohol processing, value addition to our agricultural produce, so that we do not sell our products before they are processed. We also intend to develop machinery for processing of produce as well as venture into the area of electronics and ICT sector, broader development and market diversification for commercial crafts under the Business Sector Programme Support in the North Rift. The eastern region of Kenya will further assist in introducing new products to the export market. We will also undertake commercialisation of finished leather under the Business Sector Programme Support, that is being spearheaded by the Ministry through the Kenya Industrial Research Development Institute (KIRDI), finished leather and hides and skins in Nyanza, Thika and North Eastern Province, promotion of the informal sector, which is the main contributor to our labour force, programmes against counterfeits, because this is also a very important sector to protect our industries, rehabilitation of infrastructure that leads to industrial areas, strengthening collection and disclosure of industrial statistics for policy making and investment, which we undertake, in conjunction with the Kenya Investment Authority. Other activities include promoting access to industrial information for industrial development, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Competitiveness Project, a wide project covering---"
}