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    "id": 796781,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/796781/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta",
    "speaker_title": "His Excellency the President",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, these constitutional advances must, of course, be paid for, so it is natural to turn our attention to the economy. Where goals are concerned, I believe all of us, irrespective of our political persuasion, are in broad agreement. Kenyans want to see lower cost of living. They want jobs for their sons and daughters, affordable food on their tables and to see broad and inclusive prosperity. Those goals are reasonable and some of them are constitutional requirements in their own right. None of us in this august House will have forgotten that last year was an election year or that our region was severely affected by drought. Despite this, it is encouraging to note that despite those challenges, our economy remained resilient. Our real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.9 per cent in 2017 which was much higher than the 3.6 per cent for world real GDP and 2.6 per cent for sub-Saharan Africa. Even more encouraging was the performance of our tourism sector. Tourism earnings grew by 20 per cent, which was proof that even when our politics were at their hottest, Kenya kept its visitors’ confidence."
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