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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lati",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wanted to speak on the other Motion, but the Member for Nakuru found that we are all going to speak on what he has already spoken or what he has in mind. This is a very important sector and, indeed a very important step for any country to take. It is ancient thinking to have government running businesses alongside the private sector. Governments are supposed to govern, regulate, provide security and do all other things to make sure that the business environment is conducive for private business to thrive. It is old school for government to be an active member of the business community. As a country, we need to get over those hangovers. When you consider the kind of businesses that the Government is getting involved in, like the sugar sector, you will appreciate that they are things which need to be traded at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE), so that they can be owned and managed by the citizens of this country and foreign investors. In the developed democracies like the United States of America (USA) and many others, the Government is only involved in extremely strategic industries. Even in those strategic industries, the government is not directly involved. For example, the weapon industry, which is very strategic to a super power like the USA, the government does not involve itself directly in the manufacture and design of weaponry. Such work is actually done by companies like Lockheed Martin and Boston Scientific, with close supervision of the government. It just goes a long way to tell you how far we are if we still consider things like sugar strategic. What is strategic? Having every Kenyan taking a cup of tea in the morning does not provide any strategic value to the State. We know that the private sector is very good at ensuring efficient production and creating job opportunities. That is what is needed in a country like Kenya, where the 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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