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    "speaker_name": "Hon. F. K. Wanyonyi",
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would have been disappointed if the honourable Member replied before I give my contribution. I take this opportunity to say that this is one of the best things I have ever heard from the current Jubilee Government. This is actually reorganising our economy. When I look at it, it is just a reorganisation of the economy and the activities to move faster and promote industrial development of this country. I will be very specific because the aim of this Bill is actually to establish economic zones, promote and facilitate them. One, we have areas we know have very high potential for development. For example, when it comes to fish farming at the Coast Province, Nyanza Province and Turkana, we could have fish industries established there. These industries will pack and export fish. I was in Israel and I saw that some areas are excluded specifically for fish farming. So, everybody else is doing that. If you go to areas like Ukambani where they grow fruits - I worked there - you will realise there are a lot of fruits that can be used to make wine. You could have these zones in Ukambani. I come from Trans-Nzoia County, in the North Rift. We produce a lot of maize that is held in stocks for very many years. It is very interesting that most of this maize is transported to Mombasa and then it is brought back as flour in packs that go for about Kshs100. If we had this zone, we would be doing milling in Kitale, Trans-Nzoia. Everybody knows that maize comes from Kitale and yet people transport maize in trucks from Kitale all the way to Mombasa and Nairobi for milling. In Taita, where the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party comes from, there is a lot of sisal. We could set up a factory dealing with sisal products there. In 2006, I was in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. I toured the City by road from Kuala Lumpur to Penon Island and I saw zones. You and I know, from our study of Geography, that Malaysia was known for its production of rubber. Now it is the leading producer of palm. In some specific areas you will find palm trees and so those areas are known for generating palm oil, soap and other products. I went to a free zone park where they do nothing but assemble telephones. They are very specific because those areas are ideal for those particular activities. When I was working for TARDA about 10 years ago, we had earmarked some place in Embu. However, because of lack of policy nothing has happened. We had earmarked some places in Embu where we were supposed to have what we called “Great Grand Falls” where we would have set up an industrial park dealing with honey. It is a dry area and in the neighborhood there is a lot of livestock. We would then have the by-products of the livestock like hides and skins being used to make shoes and other products. This would discourage brain drain. Most of our people who are learned are now going outside the country to do what they are supposed to be doing here. Somebody is telling me that I am time barred. However, I want to say that this will help us generate revenue for our country. The more the industries we have, the more income we get for our country and improve our infrastructure. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to say thank you very much. I hope this will translate into reality as we move forward as a country."
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