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    "id": 585224,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Chanzu",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker and Cecilia for giving me the chance to state a few issues. There are quite a number of issues under this Bill. I am sorry I could not be in earlier because I had a serious case in hospital. There is somebody who is very sick. I listened to some of the contributions and I think they are quite valid. The most important thing is for us to address this issue with a lot of soberness, because our economy is expanding. In the year 2003, we were dealing with a budget of Kshs283 billion in the economy of Kenya. Today, we are dealing with a budget of about Kshs2.1 trillion or Kshs2.3 trillion. This means that within those few years the economy has grown seven times. The interesting thing is that the economy is growing at such a rate, but when you look at our rural areas, you do not see that growth. With the new Constitution we also have to think. I am one of the professionals who are affected by some of the changes taking place. When we came from university, it was very difficult for us to register with the Board of Architects and Quantity Surveyors. It was extremely difficult. It was something that was carried over from the colonial mentality, where those who were running the profession at that time found it so lucrative that they did not want to allow Africans to get in. As Kenyans, we should not behave the same way. We need to eventually open up. With regard to the ERB, one of the reasons why this is coming about is that they have insulated themselves too much. If they had been proactive enough to come up with this kind of suggestion, we would not be having a problem. We have very many students who are coming from polytechnics. Even now, the youth polytechnics that we are putting up in the constituencies, although they are under county governments, are our institutions. We are going to have so many people joining the polytechnics because with the 8-4-4 system of education, everything changed. Students get to Form Four and those who go to university are very few compared to the population that is left behind because of the 8-4-4 system of education. These are the ones who go to these colleges and can benefit from this Bill. Ms. Cecilia, later on we will need to consult again, so that we eventually have an umbrella body which can take care of all these worries about professionals that I heard Eng Gumbo trying to raise. We cannot insulate ourselves now. I support the Bill. 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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