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    "content": "because a lot of activities happen in industries which are commonly referred to as the Jua Kali sector. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Jua Kali sector is very important when it comes to matters of development. From my understanding, I believe this is an area where a lot of activities like training take place for those who cannot pursue academic studies because of some reasons. They normally join the Jua Kali sector so that they get some skills that could make them sustain their lives. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also support this Bill because industrialisation will create job opportunities to Kenyans. When people are trained and gain knowledge, at the end of the day, they seek employment in areas where they have been trained. If we devolve industrialisation and every county supports it, we will produce well trained Kenyans within counties who will support the economy of those particular counties rather than having everybody coming to Nairobi to seek for training and employment. Finally, they end up spending their earnings in Nairobi County. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, industrialisation will also reduce disasters in this country. For example, sometime back, many people lost their lives at Sachang’wan Town when they were siphoning oil from a tanker. Such disasters occur simply because of transporting crude oil or unfinished products for long distances. Counties should support industrialisation in order to reduce risks and ensure that there would be no transportation of unfinished products to come up with refined and finished products since that would be done within counties. If that happened, it would also improve the economy of a county since raw materials produced within a county would be sold within the county. Therefore, long distance transportation of raw materials for people looking for ready market will be reduced. There will be ready market within the county since farmers or people possessing certain raw materials will sell them within the county. Money obtained from the sale of raw materials will be used to develop the same county. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, industrialisation could also provide an opportunity for benchmarking visits where counties will benchmark from one another. Counties will be known for producing quality products that can be sold and consumed not only within a county, but also in the country and outside. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the issue of industrialisation is well thought. Indeed, it will help our counties that are struggling to ensure that they give quality services to the people. Counties that are trying to sustain themselves will manage and create job opportunities. This will nurture talents of young Kenyans because services and industries will be closer to the people. Each person will be trained according to the capacity, knowledge and their understanding. It will also reduce the distance to training centres and the problem of paying rent to those young Kenyans and persons with disabilities who may find it difficult to train in Jua Kali or in the industrial areas where they will have to seek accommodation. The training condition will not allow them to maintain consistency in their training. However, if it is within the county, we will have day scholars whereby they train and go back to the homes to the living standards that they are used to. This will ensure that Kenyans within their counties can support themselves and make the economy of their counties grow. At the end of the day, our economy will flourish throughout the country. 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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