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    "id": 738060,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/738060/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) F. I. Ali",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Fatuma Ibrahim Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to thank you for allowing me to contribute to this the President‟s Award Bill, 2017. From the outset, this is a creative Bill that recognises that self-development is a contribution to national development. When I look through the clauses, I get encouraged. Clause 3 on objects and purposes of the Bill, clearly states that we are looking to recognise and appreciate individuals who are not likely to be recognised in the mainstream awards. Many Kenyans have been focused in a rot way of development. A rot development is a development that does not allow you to be innovative or creative. It does not give room for research or to be on the lookout so that you do not assume that life is a straight line. I like this Bill because it will create a pool of talented people who are forward looking and are investing in ways of building themselves, their communities and the country at large. What really impresses me in this Bill is the part that rewards, acknowledges and looks forward to the fulfilment of self-development activity. Clause 3(c) is targeting young people who are always on the lookout for various ways of coming up with innovations and ways of moving from formal employment to self-employment, self-creativity and self-fulfilment. That will be a country which will be moving to a fast-growing level of talent and moving from the traditional and conventional job oriented formal employment. What encouraged me is self-discovery, personal discovery, growth and responsibility to themselves and their community and the element of perseverance. Many people are affected and they are not just the formally educated people. I am assuming this Bill targets even the informal and the very traditional people who have been carrying out innovative investments. I come from the north, in Wajir in particular, where there are people who have been devising innovative strategies to deal with climate change and environmental complex situations in hazardous environment. In a formal mainstream, such people are not likely to attract any recognition for awards."
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