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    "id": 334111,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Njuguna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njuguna Gitau",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, very briefly, let me laud the Minister for this very well thought out consolidated Bill. I would like to indicate that this country will never move forward without adequate research. It is evident in some of those countries that have already set aside huge amounts of money for research. They have very rapidly improved their economic lives. For example, look at Israel which is in a very dry region. We get fruits from Israel. Why? Because they have invested heavily in research and that is bearing fruits. Why are we importing rice and sugar from Sudan and Egypt? It is because those countries have also taken research very seriously. Why is Kenya Airways now importing the most modern aircraft from Brazil? That is because Brazil, which is relatively a third world country, has taken research very seriously. North Korea has become a very strong country because of the resources it has invested in that area. Scandinavian countries like Denmark and others are the butter market of Europe. That is because they have taken research seriously. The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) started so well with banana tissue development. We want to see better variety of bananas being grown in all parts of this country if the required seeds are sent out to the county. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, potato research at Tigoni and other research centres should also be supported. The sweetest pineapples are being imported from Uganda. Why have we ignored research in our own areas here? I would urge the Minister that, as she prepares her budget to make sure that research is given adequate funds, so that it can benefit this country. Better wages for researchers must also be guaranteed. That is because the best brains like those 540 PhD holders that have been mentioned by her are likely to exit to other countries where remuneration is better. Finally, better research will trigger employment and expansion of activities geared to improve our political, social and economic lives in this country. With those few remarks, I fully support this Bill."
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