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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wangwe",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for allowing me to add my voice to this very good debate. At the outset, I thank the President of the United States of America (USA) for paying a visit to our great country. The visit by His Excellency President Barack Obama was not only an inspiration and meant to give us the position in terms of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, but Barack Obama himself is an inspiration in his own right as an individual. Many a times, people have looked at themselves as not being able to deliver what is ahead of them. However, whenever you hear the President make a speech, he first refers to himself. He makes sure he tells you who he has been before so that he brings you up to speed to understand what is ahead of you. He tells you the journey to Kenya and that on the first day; he lost his bags at the airport. That is a reality. It is a situation as it is today. What does he go on to say? He goes on to say that he was still able to come back as a Senator even though he had come back just in search of his roots. He was an inspiration to Kenyans. It does not matter who you are today or where you went to school. Some of us went to school under a tree but we are here today. We used to write using our toes. However, we have found ourselves in this august House. That means that it is possible as long as you are determined. I copy a lot from one of the great innovators and professor of innovation, Prof. Peter Kibas, who was one of my lecturers. His audience was very clear. He used to say that nothing is impossible. Having seen what President Obama has achieved, nothing is impossible. He mentioned the issue of capital injection in terms of small and micro enterprises in the country. What is ailing our economy is lack of employment. He told our youth that they need not travel all the way to the USA in search of education or employment like his father did. It is up to you to look at yourself and say that you can create employment for yourself. He said that the most challenging issue is how to start a business. The shyness and fear in most entrepreneurs is where they are going to get the capital. He said that he is now going to move a step higher and educate the youth on how to start their businesses and not to shy up. He has provided the entrepreneurs who have already succeeded in their businesses. 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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