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    "id": 789349,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mbarire",
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        "legal_name": "Cecily Mutitu Mbarire",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I want to thank all the Members that have made their contributions to this important Bill. Clearly, the numbers in the Chamber were not many, but it important to note that every single Member that has been sitting this afternoon has had a chance to contribute, support and most importantly, show the importance that this Bill plays in the growth of county governments. There is no doubt in our minds that over the years, we saw the Government as the only key player in ensuring that public infrastructure and services are provided. Over time, it became very clear to Governments that they could not shoulder this burden alone and the demands for services, infrastructure, growth and development became even higher as we moved along. It is no wonder the Government found it fit to begin to embrace PPP as the way to go, so that they can shoulder this burden with the private sector. Obviously, public coffers are not without limit. As such, the Government passed the Public Partnership Act in 2013. It is interesting to note that around 2017, the World Bank did a study of PPP in Kenya and they said that Kenya has one of the most robust PPP framework. They felt that we were moving into the right direction. It is obviously timely that we are now moving this from the national Government to the county governments because we have seen it as an agent for growth. The next phase for growth of this nation is in county governments. If you look at the four pillars that the President talked about, one of them is manufacturing and job creation. This will definitely be hinged around county governments. We are already seeing some good success stories in parts of this country. We are seeing what Governor Kivutha Kibwana in Makueni is doing. They are now producing their own milk. This is a big challenge for those of us that have come from counties that pride themselves as being the largest producers of milk yet we have not even started producing milk in our own counties. We sell raw milk. We are seeing value addition as the way to go. When we see such success stories that include fruit processing firms that can add value and make more money, it is truly the way to go. Knowing that county governments may not have enough money to do all these projects, then, it is important that we are coming up with a Bill that is seeking to make it easier for county The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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