{"id":805265,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/805265/?format=json","text_counter":79,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Mulu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1955,"legal_name":"Benson Makali Mulu","slug":"benson-makali-mulu"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I support this amendment, more so where funds have been provided to the Ushanga Initiative. I get concerned when I see money being moved from tourism development and promotion. Some of us have gone outside this country and have seen how tourism is done. The other day, we were in Indonesia. You realise that a country like Indonesia, which has only a beach and does not have wildlife, attracts 30 million tourists. In Kenya, where we have beaches and wildlife, we attract 1.5 million tourists only. This Ministry needs to think seriously and start investing resources in the area of tourism promotion and marketing. Statistics have proved that any tourist who comes to Kenya creates about three direct employment positions and indirectly creates a lot of employment. We need to put more money in marketing our country as a tourist destination. With these remarks, I support. 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."}