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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ngetich",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cecilia Chelangat Ngetich",
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    "content": "For our developing country, this is what we need. We have a very big problem of unemployment. We have a blueprint - Vision 2030 - which talks about innovation and industrialisation. There is no way that we can achieve this if we do not produce the right persons to man our industries. I want to give an example of Malaysia. Malaysia chose to emphasise on TVET. They said: “We are going to specialise on one thing which is making handkerchiefs.” They specialised in that. Next, they went to another item. I bet that in Kenya, if we are to be asked what exactly we are specialising in in terms of production, then for sure, we may not identify a single item that can be associated with our country. These days, if you visit any supermarket like Nakumatt, Tuskys or Uchumi, all you will see is imported furniture. What happened to our own local human and physical resources? I remember one time when you needed furniture; you would go to Prisons and purchase very good furniture. These days, even for leather, we export the raw materials and then buy the items expensively. As an example, the paper clips--- 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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