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    "id": 585093,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/585093/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "I agree with the Members who were saying that we do not have enough engineers in Kenya. That is, indeed, true. If you look at the Asian countries and many other countries that are developing, their levels of engineering are very high. Not just the engineers themselves but also the technologists like the ones were are seeking to professionalise today. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the country will not attain Vision 2030 by not investing in the technologists like we are seeking to do today. So, even for the reasons that the country needs to develop and grow, then we need legislation like the one we are discussing here this morning. Let me end with the issue of competition in professions. My own legal profession is another one that loves to close doors. Professions are about closing doors. I do not understand that. There will be no reason, in a country of 42 million, to worry about the number of professionals that we have. In a country of 42 million, we have sufficient market. With the East African Protocol and East African countries we have the other countries like Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. So, there is absolutely no reason for the engineers in this country to fear that the doors of competition are going to be opened. We must allow those doors to be opened and every professional is going to compete on merit. Every professional is going to be judged on what they produce for their country. So, for fear of competition by the engineers, I do not think that is sufficient reason for us not to legislate on this law today. 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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