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    "id": 717887,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "local and international partners who can help our counties grow. Look at the roads; they can engage private partners to do the roads and they will pay because there are very many activities that are going on those roads. Look at the universities; we could also engage private universities to partner with county governments so that we can have universities that are tailor-made to provide courses that are geared towards achieving what is in those counties. In counties which have oil, we should train people in courses geared towards those areas. In counties which engage in tourism, we should train people in courses which are geared towards that sector. This will enable us have the right people to do that. I am saying this because I come from a county that is blessed with natural resources and tourism sites. If our county had the equal of Utalii College, it would be training sons and daughters of that county so that they would be working in those areas. The county would benefit from that resource. If that had been done, my county would be great. Hon. Speaker, I have also been looking at the issue of having an international airport in Narok. Our county can partner with private or international entities to ensure that we get an international airport. When there are travel advisories by most western countries, most tourists do not come to Kenya because they fear Nairobi a lot. But if they were told that they would fly directly to Narok and Masai Mara by extension, which of course, does not have the problem of terrorism and the traffic jam that is experienced in Nairobi, it would create a big opportunity for our county and country. This is because the revenues that we collect from the tourism sector especially from the tourists who visit Narok are of great benefit to this country and county at large. So, I support the idea of the PPP because it can also cure the corruption that we have in the country. Most Kenyans believe that if I am appointed a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a parastatal or a CS of a particular Ministry, I am appointed specifically to make money for myself, my family and the person who appointed me to that position. They forget that those ministries belong to this country, the money pumped into those ministries is taxpayers’ money and they have to show value for the money that is invested in those ministries or parastatals. So, if we were to have equal partnership then these institutions would be properly run. We should be learning from private entities like private banks and companies. Private banks rarely go under. If it happens it could be because of some people engaging in money laundering and other activities."
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