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    "id": 729964,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/729964/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Manje",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Wathigo Manje",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to support the Budget Report of the 2017/2018 Budget. This is a Kshs2.6 trillion Budget and it will go a long way to do justice to Kenyans. This is a good Budget, but I would like the Committee in future to consider what our country is based on. Kenya is an agricultural-based economy and that is where we should start from, so that we can improve our country. In 1978, our economy was doing very well. Remember we were compared to countries like Singapore and Malaysia. We lost track because those who had the vision did not anchor it very well to other Kenyans. If you recall, in 1978, our agriculture sector was doing very well. Our pyrethrum sector was number two in the whole world. Our tea and coffee were doing very well. Cotton was also being grown in the country. Our sisal plantations were doing very well. This sector was really employing Kenyans. Most Kenyans were getting employed directly from school. Our manufacturing sector was doing very well. If you recall, the textile industry with factories like RIVATEX was doing very well. This is where we needed to direct our resources. If you want to create employment, you have to direct resources to production. From that time, we have not been directing our resources towards production. 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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