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    "id": 1550013,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1550013/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Raso",
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    "content": "However, many people said the President was jumping from one plane to another, without understanding that he was working to put Kenya at the centre of world so that this country can thrive economically. The marshall plan immediately after the Second World War could not be executed without a bank, and that is why the World Bank, then the Bank for Reconstruction and Development, was established by Americans to rebuild Europe through a marshall plan. When we look at the world today, it is turning towards unilateralism, where America is inward- looking. The sort of largesse we used to enjoy through bilateral support from the British, Americans and Germans is no longer there. Even our bilateral engagement with China is largely driven by their national interest; what they want to get from Kenya through foreign direct investment. Let us go regionalism because the world is going that way. Very few countries are trying to survive on their own. Actually, you cannot survive on your own if you want to develop and look after your people wherever they may be. For that reason, this is a very important piece of legislation that we must pass as a House. Like the Hon. Member for Kwanza has said, it should not be on the Floor of this House today. It should have come 10 or 15 years ago, so that Kenya plays its rightful place in the community of African nations. Finally, we have the African Development Bank (ADB). More and more, we see its activities more pronounced and pitched than what we used to get through World Bank, IMF and other international donors, including the…"
}