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    "content": "reducing the cost of living and making Kenya much more competitive thereby increasing opportunities while improving the standard of living of our people. Indeed, that shall be the centre-piece of our Government. We need to spark an industrial revolution in our country. Within the next few years, we must add value to our produce and manufacture here in Kenya the finished goods that we increasingly use in our homes and businesses. We must establish a first class logistics hub covering transport, roads, railways, waterways, pipelines, ports, storage and energy. We must invest and modernize our agriculture and open up, at least, one million acres of new land through irrigation in order to end food insecurity. We must drive growth by diversifying our exports, adding value, creating new products and opening up new markets. We must seal the leakages in our revenue collection system and extend the tax base. We must drive up value for money from our public procurement, so that we get what we pay for. We must create a business climate that encourages innovation, investment and growth. We must reduce the cost of the ordinary households’ basket of goods, including food, housing, energy and transport. We must deepen our relationships with our regional partners in order to expand our markets, create jobs and boost growth. We must invest in our greatest capital resource - our young people and provide social protection for every Kenyan. Our overall goal, hon. Members and hon. Senators, is the transformation of our economy, so that our exports compete across the world and drive the growth necessary to create jobs for our youth and lift ten million of our brothers and sisters out of poverty by 2017."
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