{"id":1613534,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1613534/?format=json","text_counter":4574,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kilifi North, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Owen Baya","speaker":null,"content":"We are lagging behind in stimulating the blue economy and yet, it can help this country grow faster. It can benefit the whole country because the products and by-products that come from the blue economy are huge. But many a time, we do not see that. If I was given an opportunity to sit in the Budget and Appropriations Committee and if I were to allocate Ksh100 billion, where would I put it? Would I put it in cows or would I put it in fish? If I put it in cows, it means I will spend many recurrent resources to grow the cow to maturity before slaughtering or milking. I will have to feed the cow and do all that. If I put it in the blue economy, I would only need to buy equipment, go fishing, prepare it, sell it and make The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}