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    "id": 428491,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. M’uthari",
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        "id": 1576,
        "legal_name": "Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari",
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    "content": "Those of us who have visited such places realise that ASALs are places where we can have serious investment in terms of water harvesting. We now have rain. In some areas of this country, including my constituency, there is water deficit. All the water that we receive will go to waste and we will continue having problems. So, if we invest more funds in the area of water harvesting and practise irrigated agriculture, we can secure the livelihoods of our people better. As we all know, agriculture employs very many Kenyans. If that is done, we will create wealth. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we also need to invest more in the area of infrastructure, so that every constituency can have at least 20 kilometres or more of tarmac road. That will ease transport and the movement of goods and services across the country. It will help in economic growth. As a country, an area where we have not done very well so far is investing in science, technology and innovation. We know of countries like Singapore, Japan and currently India, Brazil and Korea, which have invested in science and technology. That way, we can create more jobs in the service industry. We now have the computer laptop projects for our kids. We need to develop technology right from the primary level. If that is done, we will have the possibility of creating a knowledge-based economy. We do not need to only talk. We need to put money where our intentions are, so that by the end of the day, we can create wealth. On the question of the wage bill, reducing salaries of public servants does not mean anything. What we need to do is sealing all the loopholes through which public funds are lost. If the loopholes are closed, we will have enough resources for development."
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