{"id":813081,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/813081/?format=json","text_counter":80,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"at the time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, through our national polytechnics and vocational training centers under the Ministry of Labour, we were able to do in-servicing skill upgrading for our people. As a result, the Jua Kali sector is today a very competitive market where 40 per cent of Kenyans were employed during that period of time. It took a Marshall Plan for us to overcome the WB regulations. We can do the same today and empower our people. I am not saying that the Chinese should not construct the roads; let them do so. However, we should set aside a certain amount of money geared towards empowering Kenyans at the county level so as to achieve these functions in a more cost-effective manner. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support this Bill with a proviso that we should make amendments during the Committee Stage to include some of those points that we have discussed. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."}