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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also noticed that the key thrust of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance’s Speech was an attempt to deal with inequality in the country and address the existing regional imbalances. If you recall, 18 months after Kenya became independent, the famous Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965 was written. It has been hailed as an economic blueprint for Kenya, especially soon after Independence, but it had major weaknesses. One of the major weaknesses of that Sessional Paper was to classify Kenya into two categories; that is, high and low potential areas. The aim then was to try to direct resources into the so-called high potential areas where maximum returns were expected. I think this was a major weakness, but one could understand from the fact that Kenya was only 18 months old at the time when Sessional Paper No.10 was written and, therefore, this could be forgivable. However, it is unforgivable that such a major weakness has existed in our policies for over 46 years. I think in the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance trying to deal with inequality and address the imbalances in our regions, for the first time, he is trying to address that major weakness in Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965."
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