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    "id": 575030,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kobado",
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        "legal_name": "John Owuor Onyango Kobado",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to support this Sessional Paper. Productivity is about value addition in various sectors of the economy. It can generally be understood to mean reduction in wastage of resources. When we talk about reduction of wastage in resources, we are referring to various resources available to us, including the human, physical, monetary and even time as a resource. Take for instance, the human resource. There is a serious wastage of the human resource in terms of under-employment. Some of those workers have master’s degrees, but due to lack of employment opportunities, they are made to do clerical work. That impacts negatively on productivity. Look at the Auditor- Generals’ Report on financial impropriety. There is a serious wastage of resources. Funds are not used prudently and there is no accountability. This, too, impacts negatively on productivity. Productivity is like a diet. It must be balanced and must be sustained. One area that has made this country uncompetitive is productivity. The concept of productivity is that there are two main drivers that reduce productivity, particularly in this country. These are wastage and inefficiency in various sectors of the economy. If productivity is to be successful, then associated human factors must be addressed. I am talking about awareness and attitude. Unless that is done, then this nation is going to lag behind in terms of productivity. The bottom line is enhancement of competitiveness. Look at our products and services. If you are going to deliver a service that is likely to take double the amount of time that you should use to deliver it, then it is already affecting productivity. If you are going to make a product which should be made in ten minutes and then take one hour, it is going to impact negatively on productivity. It is important that this Sessional Paper is here with us. The only concern I would like to raise as a Member of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare is that when this idea of productivity was mooted, it was a tripartite arrangement that was meant to include the workers, employers and the Government. The workers are 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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