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    "id": 895013,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/895013/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "tourism. He also said that despite the growth, we have challenges. It is expected that in 2019, the economy will grow by 6.3 per cent. It was also captured that in the same period, the Kenya shilling stabilized against the United States dollar. It stabilized at an average of Kshs101 against USA$1. That stabilization has assisted in economic growth. In terms of ease of doing business in the country, we have also improved from a ranking of position 80 in the past one year to position 61, which is an improvement of 19 positions. In the past, I have heard the President congratulate the Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Aden, for the commitment and passion in dealing with the issue, which led to improvement in the position by 19 positions. One would expect Hon. Munya, who is now the new Cabinet Secretary to do even better and make sure that the country improves far much better. As we know, these are the economic indicators. However, what we politicians who lead masses are interested in is, not just the growth nationally, but the distribution of the national cake and how it is felt in Turkana, Taita-Taveta, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Homa Bay, Nyeri, and Tharaka-Nithi counties. These are things that most Kenyans would like to feel. That is an area that we, as a nation, must continue having greater conversation. We should ask ourselves how economic growth should be reflected in the common"
}