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    "content": "because they do not know the ramifications of such a move if that person being appointed is incompetent to perform the duties. But that Cabinet Minister, probably, does not realize that this person is incompetent to perform the duties. This is because he or she has not been empowered to understand what is expected of that position. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, some of the problems this country is facing is really because we have actually failed to empower the people we appoint to the Cabinet. We want those privileged few in the Cabinet to drive reforms in this country. We are talking about devolution at the moment and I am sure that many in the Cabinet support the idea of devolution. But I do not know whether they know the financial implications and the resource management implications when we devolve. I do not know whether they know that, actually, that could be the beginning of the take off of industrialization in this country. I doubt if all of them actually grasp the magnitude of such an event happening in this country! Our people are expecting it; they have lived in poverty for very long. Right now, we are fighting about land. We all want a piece of earth, whether it is an acre or half an acre. So, we are all going to end up owning an acre or two, just to plant subsistence crops, which can surely not feed our big families. The only solution is industrialization so as to relieve the pressure from land. It is so obvious! But I am not surprised that they have not seen it because they have not been empowered to think about financial and resource management!"
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