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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Finance",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Your Excellency the President, the Speaker, Members of Parliament, Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Vice-President and Leader of Government Business who unfortunately was with us a few minutes ago but had to go to Kampala to represent His Excellency the President on a Heads of State Conference on the Great Lakes Conference, I would like to say two things. One, you have seen the standards that can be done here locally. The seats you are sitting on were done by the prison’s industry. They can even do better if they are given a chance. I would like to ask Kenyans and other Ministries to please give our local industries a chance and they will prove themselves. Not only that, we have other institutions that can do a great job. Give land to the National Youth Service and they can be able to produce maize for our Strategic Grain Reserve. We need to recognize local talent. His Excellency the President sometimes last year issued directives for Ministries to be purchasing their furniture here locally. Unfortunately, that directive has not been complied with by quite a number of Ministries on the basis that our local furniture is not up to standard. I think the prison’s industry has proved them wrong. Please, let us give our local industries a chance and they will prove themselves. You have seen it here today. Except for the electrical equipment, everything has been done here locally. Let us give them a chance. In addition to that, His Excellency the President has also directed that 10 per cent of all Government procurement must be reserved for youth enterprises; not Kazi KwaVijana but youth enterprises. They are being registered and it would be a requirement in the performance contracting agreement that each Ministry, including Parliament, will be required to show what you have given to the youth enterprises. This is in an effort to realize that dream of His Excellency the President; that the youth be involved in the economy of this country. Lastly, I would just like to assure the Speaker and Members of Parliament here that in the Treasury, we support the modernization efforts of Parliament as evidenced by the funds that we released to the Parliamentary Service Commission for the modernization of this Chamber. We will also raise funds so that we can be able to put up a high office tower block for Members of Parliament. Otherwise, the offices are not enough. Members of Parliament also need offices. We will release funds so that we can proceed with the office tower. Thank you, Mr.Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance."
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