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    "id": 444562,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/444562/?format=api",
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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": "also more involving in trading with goods from other countries. If we put more money into the industries around Kariobangi, and support the juba kali sector by giving its players money, we can boost our production. Instead of importing everything from China, India and Korea, why can we not support our own producers, like those found in Nairobi’s Kariobangi Industries? They should be given the money they need. Hon. Speaker, we know that in countries like China, the governments invest in the production sectors. When money is injected into such sectors, it expands the economy and enables the government to get money. In our case, even though we have some shift, when you look at our budgeting you will appreciate that it is very much traditional and within the box. It is high time we identified some sectors like research. That way, we will be able to put more resources where they are required, expand our economy and avail more resources for development. We can create more jobs and have more of the cash income programmes. As we look at the areas of production, we must also talk about agriculture. We need to move from talking and starting acting, so that more water dams can be constructed, so that we can undertake irrigated agriculture. We are now faced with famine, which means that we have to import commodities. Importing means that we are spending money which we could have saved. Any country that cannot feed its people cannot claim independence. With those sentiments, I support the Bill but next time, the Committee will have to engage stakeholders more and look at those sectors of the economy we have not considered before. Thank you."
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