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    "id": 705466,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kobado",
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        "legal_name": "John Owuor Onyango Kobado",
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    "content": "It is important to try to find out where the rain started beating us in this country. It all started when we, as a nation or the leadership of this country, decided to convert most of the middle-level colleges into universities. That is where we lost it first because innovation anchors on skills. What we need to do first is to provide the basic and appropriate skills to our youth so that they can use those skills innovatively to change or to improve systems. That is where we went wrong first. At the moment, it is top-heavy. If you look at the industries today, there is lack of technicians and artisans and yet, we are producing so many engineers. You remember, recently, we passed the Engineering Technologists and Technicians Bill in this House. If that Bill is implemented, you would require a situation where we need to have about four technologists, eight technicians and sixteen artisans per one engineer. That is the way to go. Increasingly, in this country, we are becoming a dumping ground for cheap and counterfeit products from China. If you go to our streets today, there is dumping of all sorts of products. You will find that even tooth-picks are imported from China; spoons are imported from China and socks are imported from China. The other day in the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, we had a delegation from China. They were selling the idea of importing their culture and heritage into this country so that we can adapt to the way they live. So, there is a lot that needs to be done. But, I must say that we have also made positive move towards getting our youth more innovative. The Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI) is setting up one 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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