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    "id": 492281,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/492281/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. H.K. Njuguna",
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        "legal_name": "Humphrey Kimani Njuguna",
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    "content": "when you operationalize that idea. It is when that idea works. Safaricom are now able to make profit of over Kshs18 billion annually out of M-Pesa . In the SME sector, where I am advocating for support for men above 35 years of age, there is a lot of creativity and innovation. This is where you require a lot of support. I am told that the fellow who discovered Coca Cola as a beverage in 1885 died a pauper yet the guy who operationalized the idea in 1915 became a billionaire. I am interested in the SME sector whose critical mass are people of the age between 35 years and 55 years. These people require support. Think of Nakumatt which I am told started somewhere in Lugari as a kiosk. Today, Nakumatt is a household name in the entire East African region. If you are talking about entrepreneurship and developing this country--- We were declared a middle income earning country just the other day. So, we cannot ignore entrepreneurship. It is the way to go. It is the age of knowledge. The men above 35 years of age in this country, we have ignored them. As a way of moving forward, we need to re-evaluate these funds. Are they okay? I am talking about Kazi kwa Vijana and Uwezo Fund. I realized that Uwezo Fund is about Kshs6 billion. This other fund is about Kshs4 billion but they are all targeting youth and women. Where is the man? Can we move forward and create a fund and, perhaps, give it Kshs6 billion so that we talk of a fund? We can even put the money together where women and youth get their Kshs10 billion and the men get, say, Kshs5 billion. I am talking about a fund that is all encompassing. It should be all Kenyan, in that it should not discriminate on race, colour and gender; it should only know Kenya. That way, we will be able to harness entrepreneurial skills in this country. We will also be able to develop an entrepreneurial nation and, therefore, be where we want to be in 2030. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I know many Members would like to contribute to this Motion. I call upon hon. Kigo, the Member of Parliament for Gatundu North to second this Motion."
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