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    "id": 373470,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. H.K. Njuguna",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Humphrey Kimani Njuguna",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support the Motion. It seeks to strengthen industrial levy in terms of expanding the scope and making it more effective. In my constituency, Gatanga there are many entrepreneurial ventures that the youth are involved in such as car wash, garages and so on. I always ask myself how I can increase the capacity of the youth and empower them so that I make them more effective. I desire that they develop to the level of getting financial resources from the banks. How can I make them more competitive? This Motion offers one of the solutions because the focus is on continuous training of the youth. Even professionals like engineers, doctors and lawyers have realized the need for continuous training so that they continue being relevant in terms of their professional engagement. With regard to SMEs, there is need to train people continuously. In any case SMEs play a very important role in terms of economic growth and development. If we want this country to attain a two digit economic growth rate then this Motion is vital. This is because SMEs create the bulk of employment opportunities and also generate a lot of income. The greatest challenges, however, for SMEs remain lack of capacity in terms of skills and marketing. So, even if you say that you want SMEs to get 30 per cent of public procurement without equipping them with the necessary skills, it is not possible. You will still have the goods from China penetrating our market. By engaging the SMEs through training of the employees, we are likely to increase the capacity in the sector and make the SMEs compete both nationally and internationally. I would like to request hon. Njomo to bring amendments so that we do not put this Motion on the shelves. It is high time we implemented what this Motion is seeking. We would like to make the industrial levy more effective. This will address the issue of start-up capital for SMEs. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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