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    "id": 240355,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/240355/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Abdirahman",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Trade and Industry",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abdirahman Ali Hassan",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government initiatives to market Kenya as an attractive, industrial and trading destination include the following: (1) The implementation of various reform efforts such as improvement in security and micro-economic stability aimed at improving service delivery. (2) The provision of incentives such as the one stop shop for investment facility under the Kenya Investment Authority that attracts significant higher inflows of financial direct investment from investors. (3) Implementation of various export strategies such as our current active engagement and participation in the East African Community (EAC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern African (COMESA) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) that improves the competitiveness of the Kenyan products; and, (4) The implementation of the Private Sector Development Strategy developed by my Ministry of Trade and Industry that enhances the private sector growth and competitiveness. (b) The steps to be taken to make the cost of power, telephone and transport services competitive include the following: (1) Putting in place a Road Investment Charter that addresses the problems in the communication sector. (2) Strengthening the legislative platform for privatisation of public assets. (3) Restructuring of operations of State Corporations and, (4) The strengthening of institutions of governance."
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