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    "content": "His Excellency the President also talked about Kenya’s economy. He said he would like to see Kenya becoming a middle income country within this generation. We have Vision 2030 which says that we must become a middle income country by 2030 which is 17 years from now. I hope he meant 17 years and not within a generation because a generation is a mighty long time from now, that is, 50 years and above. We want to enjoy this if we can move fast. He also talked about the wage bill. When we talk about the wage bill, I do not want to imagine that we will retrench people yet in the same Address, he talked about job creation. This means that we need to look at how the industrial revolution in our country can be started. Some industries have collapsed, including cotton and pyrethrum. Maize milling plants are no longer in the right places. Currently, we have maize milling plants in the Port of Mombasa. So, maize is transported all the way from Kitale to Mombasa. What does it take for this Government to make sure that the industry required for a particular commodity is taken to the source? These are some of the hopes that I have as we move on. He also talked about investment. He wants us to attract a lot of investments to this country. I have been a Permanent Secretary for about five years. I know that we have a lot of bottlenecks which I am hoping that the new Government will address. It has taken over six years for an investor in West Pokot to start a cement plant. It has taken him many years to get the required certificates and approvals. If we are serious enough, these should take a short while. If an investor is interested in starting a cement plant, why put many roadblocks which frustrate him until he migrates to other countries? Much has been said about the scourge of corruption. He also talked about transparency. I want to know how this can be done. You will notice that the new fellow in the county is now called the Governor. We also have County Commissioner. You will also notice that some of our counties were designed according to the original Plan of 1963 where the seat of throne was. It would be appropriate and I am hoping that most prominent position where the Governor should live is where the original boss was. This should also apply to the offices so that we can know who is in charge of the county. I looked at the way he commended our Kenya Defence Forces for bringing order in Somalia and the neighbouring countries. My colleagues have talked about internal threats and problems that we have. We have been having a small problem in the northern corridor called cattle rustling. It affects my county and the neighbouring county where the Speaker comes from. It affects Turkana and Samburu people. We hope that the President will address this problem together with us. When people talk about roads, I am one fellow who has a lot of hope that for the first time we are going to have good roads in our county. When I went into politics, I bought new tyres for my car. However, in three months, they were all worn out and I had to go for new ones. The reason is that there is literally no road that I could use. These are some of the challenges that we need to mention. I appreciate that some counties have moved slightly better than us. It is now our turn. Over 50 years have elapsed and we are now going to be looked at with a closer mirror than the rest. We need to strengthen our police force. The officers have no houses and vehicles. When I look at education, we have just talked about nursery and class one children getting laptops. Personally, I look at it positively. Singapore decided to face this 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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