{"id":19187,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/19187/?format=json","text_counter":263,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Obure","speaker_title":"The Minister for Public Works","speaker":{"id":118,"legal_name":"Christopher Mogere Obure","slug":"christopher-obure"},"content":"Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in our stage of development today, particularly considering the position we occupy in our region, we should be leaders. By now, we should have moved into a new level of exporting professional services. I think we can export professional services – accountancy, engineering and legal services – to the neighboring countries and to the region. This is very important and we believe that this Bill will provide the framework for doing that by developing a disciplined engineering profession, encouraging people to share knowledge, encouraging people to acquire more knowledge and to understand what happens globally. This way, we will put ourselves in a position where we can export professional services to the neighboring countries and, therefore, enable the country to enhance its capacity for earning the much needed foreign exchange."}