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    "id": 396870,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Billow",
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        "legal_name": "Billow Adan Kerrow",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Senator for West Pokot County sought clarification on the industries. I agree with him that in the economic pillar, manufacturing or industrial development is among the six sectors targeted. The other five include; tourism, agriculture and so forth. Vision 2030 focuses on the long term development of all these sectors. Basically, the key ingredients that go into these sectors are what have been focused on. For example, industrial development is not about addressing whether a particular factory is running, has been shut down or is still operating. This is a question of developing the human capacity required for industrial take off. I think the Government has put in a lot of focus especially in the area of setting up technical and vocational institutions. Forty-five of them have been put up across the country to try and develop up to one million artisans who can participate in the industrial development of this country. The second major issue in industrial development is how to be globally competitive in terms of the cost of production. The focus has been to try and develop energy so as to try and bring down the cost of energy. This focuses on infrastructure so that roads and other infrastructure are developed so that the cost of production comes down and, industries and factories in this country become globally competitive. I agree that specific industries have been facing challenges which are largely in the areas of inputs and international competition which has affected the development of the specific industries. That is the focus in terms of building the foundation for industrial development which is still the focus of the Vision. The second point he raised was whether Vision 2030 can be fabricated in the 47 counties. That will be the decision of the respective county governments. I am sure each county government is mandated, by law, to develop their own development plans and 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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