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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Serem",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to second this Motion by first making an observation after going through those Reports. I may be one of the lucky Kenyans who got an opportunity to study in the United States of America and I want to share my expertise with the House. The Government should not be engaging itself in business. It should, instead, give that opportunity to Kenyans. Imagine it is even in the business of having grocery stores! What is the Government doing by engaging itself in Uchumi Supermarkets? It should just leave those businesses to competitive guys who have the know-how. Look at the hospitals that we have here; they are poorly run. There is nothing in there. The rates and charges are the same as those of private institutions. In my observation, I looked at it and felt that the Government should not actually engage itself in expanding itself. It should instead be reducing its commitments in terms of investments and allow Kenyans to do business. That is because it is actually failing. If you look at this Report and others, you will see that we are actually failing. In almost 90 per cent of Government parastatals, the executive officers are busy looting. For us to save this country, the Government should move away from business and leave entrepreneurs to do it. If you look at the acreages, and I wish the Chairman could have touched on this, a lot has been looted from Government institutions. I am a neighbour to Miwani Sugar Factory and Chemelil Sugar Factory and I even have farmers that grow sugarcane in my constituency. I tell you it is a disaster. This business where the Government engages itself The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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