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    "id": 332683,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwangi",
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        "legal_name": "James Mwangi Gakuya",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Nyammo for moving this Motion. We are not reinventing the wheel; it is only that we have taken too long to have a legal framework for the micro and small enterprises in this country. If you take an example of India where cottage industries have played a very big part in industrialization, we would be doing a lot of justice if we supported our Jua Kali industries under the micro and small enterprises. We are all concerned about the unemployment of our youth in this country. The Government is spending a lot of money to make all shopping centres in our country get electricity supply, so that the youth and other concerned people can start small industries; so that they can address the problem of unemployment of our youth. This Bill would not have come at any other better time than today. We know our Jua Kali industries in the urban areas have faced challenges. If you take an example of Kamukunji Jua Kali Industries, we have an issue of land tenure. I do hope when this Bill becomes law issues of land ownership in urban areas will be addressed so that the operators of these Jua Kali industries and other micro and small enterprises will be considered when we come to allottment of land in the urban areas. As we get county governments next year, it will be necessary for the county governments to address this issue in all our urban and market centres so that our youth do not rush and migrate to the cities of this country and arrest the need for employment in our rural areas. Even developed countries have authorized and allowed people to run small enterprises in their backyards or homesteads. So, we would have to explore other areas that would benefit our people and our youth in enhancing industrialization in this country, from all corners of this country. With those few remarks, I support."
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