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    "content": "Bible says that it will take 50 years and within that 50th year, you will receive the blessings that the Lord has hidden, and he will reveal them to his people. I think that is what is happening in Kenya today. If you look at the challenges we face in terms of industrialization, we are looking for energy, yes; and we are saying that we want to see a country that is moving towards industrialization. We know that we face the challenge of electricity and even in terms of looking at how production is done; it is very expensive. Therefore, we hope and we want to see to it that those who are dealing with the exploration of all these sources of energy should also come out and give the country a clear database so that they can know that within the regions, if it is north eastern or the coastal region or in the north rift region, these are the regions where we have potential and where we have natural resources that can really boost the country and put it on a map where, within Africa and even the continent, we can compete with others. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when you look at our counterparts within East Africa, I think we are facing competition in terms of how they are moving, especially Tanzania. This is something that, as a country, we need to ask ourselves whether while we move on – and I will give an example of Kwale and titanium mining – you can imagine that after 10 years is when they exported the first consignment –which is very sad. In the last ten years, we have lost as a country. We have titanium but what are the other natural resources that have been be exploited by the investors? The other things that we should take advantage of is to look at the young people in the university who can join those investors in terms of gaining experience so that in the years to come, we can have our own people doing all these things. Nobody asks our university students who are doing engineering and other science subjects whether they can go and learn with the investors. That is something that this Senate has to look at critically. We are now going to have a standard gauge railway line, therefore, we need to see our engineers being engaged seriously so that they can take over maintenance. We need to ask ourselves whether the Geothermal Development Corporation (GDC) as an institution has been able to take out some of these young students to be given expertise outside the country so that when they come back, they can take over. It is something that is worrying that as much as we want, we need to ask ourselves what the community in that area is bound to gain. What are the communities in Nakuru, Menengai and in the rest of the places where we have these explorations gaining from investors? The other thing is that when you look at the Report, you find that there are disparities in regions; in one region, you will find that it is doing very well but in other regions, it is not doing well. Therefore, the institution should harmonize so that when we are talking about Menengai, it should be the same with Baringo. So, how do we ensure that we move at the same level for the purposes of having uniformity and also for the counties to benefit?"
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