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    "content": "mentioned that it is his constitutional obligation to address a sitting of Parliament once every year and at any other time. He cited Article 132 of the Constitution which supported his coming to give his Address. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the President mentioned many pertinent issues regarding the state of our nation. He talked about Kenya being one of the fastest growing economies now in the world, which is of particular concern to Kenyans. He said that we are the largest non-mineral driven economy in Sub-Saharan Africa. This means that in case we go into mineral processing and development, Kenya will move from a middle income country to first world. Kenya has potential in processing the minerals that we have. A lot of iron ore is found in Taita-Taveta County at a place called Mwanjala. A lot of it is exported to China nearly every week to be processed, yet we could also come up with our own steel industry. We also have a lot of coal in Mui Basin in Kitui and some parts of Meru. This country would be one of the fastest growing economies in the world and our youth who are idling would be working. We have talked about royalties that have accumulated as a result of the dedication of the Ministry of Mining. The President went ahead to talk about oil and gas that is being explored now. In Turkana County, there is a lot of exploration going on at a place called Ngamia 1. With time, this nation will develop very fast. I concur with Sen. Mong’are who said that the Vision 2030 identified the processing of minerals as the key driver of our economy if we put them into use. The Address compares our economy with countries like China and Philippines. It says:- “Earlier this month, of the 57 fastest-growing economies ranked by Bloomberg, Kenya was the third fastest growing economy behind China and the Philippines.” This means that we are on the right track. We only need to tighten our belt. The people who are driving key sectors of our economy, particularly the human resource must do what is expected of them. The President talked about a lot of business - large and small – which are expanding and creating job opportunities across the country. But there are challenges that we are facing as a result of the creating of counties.There are many mini-toll stations that have been created by some counties when it comes to the transportation of some goods from one county to another by road. They impose a levy on every lorry that moves from one county to another. These are some of the issues that the national Government needs to address, so that they are harmonized. Taxation can be done in the factory rather than on the road. These taxes may end up harming our economy. Many primary schools in my county are now getting connected to electricity. The President said that we have a huge number of public primary schools that have now been connected. Also, 21,458 primary schools have constructed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) hardware storage rooms, maybe in preparation for the laptops. I hope that the relevant Ministry will ensure that this ICT equipment and storage rooms will be constructed equally across the counties. In my county, I am a very keen academician and Senator. I have not seen any ICT hardware storage room in any school in my county. Where are these 21,458 primary schools with hardware storage rooms? 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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