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    "id": 61803,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/61803/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwaita",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sammy Sila Komen Mwaita",
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    "content": "Thank you for your indulgence, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Maybe I can take more time. I was congratulating the Minister for coming up with this very important Bill. It is in the history of Kenya that all Acts and laws which govern tourism have been put under one Bill. This is a very good thing. This is after 47 or 48 years of Independence and yet tourism is the leading foreign exchange earner. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are struggling to get about one million tourists per year in this country whereas other countries like South Africa receive six million tourists per year. If this country can put more money in tourism to revamp the sector and aim to even get three million tourists per year, the problem of unemployment for our youth will be a thing of the past. We should be able to go outside the normal conventional tourist sites, tourism products and promote other potential tourist sites. This country has one of the eighth wonders of the world; the massive movement of animals across River Mara. We can have other wonders in this country. For example, if the hot geysers in Bogoria and Naivasha are promoted and marketed properly, this will bring more tourists to this country. I urge the Minister that once this Bill becomes law to see the possibility of exploring in the Far East, like China which has high population. If we get tourists from China, they will assist build our tourism potential. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support this Bill."
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