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    "id": 393721,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo",
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        "legal_name": "John Krop Lonyangapuo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I present this Motion which touches on the fabric of the people of Kenya because as you know, today, it is very rare to see a human being walking naked. They must put on clothes and, once upon a time, majority of these clothes were made in Kenya and their raw materials were produced in Kenya. In the early 1960s and 1970s, many people were employed in the textile industry. Trouble started in the late 1980s to the early 1990s where today we have close to 17 textile firms that have been closed and we only have seven that are alive. Because of the way this matter is heavy and it touches on the revival of the Kenyan economy, allow me to mention that thousands of people were laid off when this problem arose. I will read the famous names that we know that were supposed to employ our educated people. There was the Kisumu Cotton Mills (Kicomi) which closed down and thousands of people lost jobs. The Mount Kenya Textile Mills, the Kenya Royal Mills, the Raymond Woolen Mills, the Afro Spin, the East African Fine Spinners and the Kenya Titex Limited all closed down. The Sunflag East Africa is still operational but not fully; the Bandari Textiles closed down. The Londra Textile Mills of Nakuru closed down last year. The Nakuru Blankets is halfway closed. The Nakuru Synthetic Fibre Limited closed down. Manchester Outfitters closed down. The East African Cottage Industries closed down. The Kenya Canvas Limited, the Kenya Trade Ltd, the Ruiru Towels, et cetera, all closed down . The one that is still struggling is RIVATEX which closed down but was later bought by Moi University and now renamed RIVATEX East African Limited. Thika Cotton Mills, KenKnit Limited, Spin Nit Limited, Spinners Limited and Sunflag and then The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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