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    "content": "timelines within which corruption cases should be concluded. That way, we will create an environment that will deal with corruption. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to implement and achieve the Big Four Agenda, we need a healthy population. One of the agendas is universal healthcare for the citizens of this country. As early as yesterday, we got a petition from West Pokot County. They are petitioning this House to intervene on issues of health. It looks like we are planning to move three steps forward and at the same time, mark-timing in some areas. So, for us to move forward, it is high time the Government looks at the issue of health facilities and decides whether counties are giving us value for the money that is allocated to health services. Moving forward, we need to come up with certain policies, and we even mentioned this at the Devolution Conference. The ministries concerned with issues of manufacturing will need to emphasize on research and development. It is encouraging that I heard the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Education, Science and Technology mention that Kshs3 billion had been allocated to research and development. We need to map up this country and come up with feasibility studies on the various possible investments. For example, we need to advise the people who want to invest in agro-processing of tomatoes on the possible returns. We need to put up together something that gives high-end numbers for return on investment. This way, we will encourage the would-be investors in this country, especially the people in the rural areas who may not have the advantage of employing consultants to conduct feasibility studies. There are people in counties who have money and can come together and put up an agro- processing plant. We must help these people by way of giving them concept papers, proposals and feasibility studies that they can adopt and adapt in different environments. This way, we will be giving them an enabling environment and also making investments faster. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of enablers of industrialisation or manufacturing, I read papers day in, day out on complaints about power bills and blackouts. We cannot develop or achieve manufacturing, as one of the Big Four Agenda, without stable power. I encourage the relevant Government entities or organs to come up with ways of sorting out the issues of power. Somebody said that our power bills are probably the highest in this part of the world. We encourage the organisation that deals with this issue to address it and come up with a lasting solution. Sustainability in terms of power supply is critical to manufacturing. Before I conclude, on the issue of infrastructure, we have mentioned time and again that time is not our side. For the last five years or so, we have been talking about the dual carriage road from Kenol to Marua. You are a witness because you pass through that road. The traffic is unnecessarily heavy. It is high time that we expedite the construction of that dual carriage, so that when we manufacture, we will be able to take our goods to the market. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is good that we have peace and we are talking about amending the Constitution or coming up with better ways of living together. As we do that, it should not be lost on us that we need to look at the issues of representation. We have unfair representation when it comes to some counties or constituencies for that matter. As we move forward, and this will be probably next year, we need to review our The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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