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    "id": 918821,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/918821/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13199,
        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, we need to scratch below the surface. What is happening at Rivatex which is a joint venture with Moi University is that they are simply assembling tablets. All the parts that constitute the tablets come packed in boxes. What the university is doing is to put the parts together and the end product is the tablets that go to schools. That is a good thing. However, we can do better. This is because what we are doing by assembling parts developed by other people and other institutions is providing a ready market for other universities. Therefore, I would rather that we get to a point where we start to produce those parts ourselves, put them together and have final products. I am encouraged to hear that in Rwanda - although I have not confirmed this - they are now manufacturing their own smart phones from scratch in collaboration with universities where people do proper research. They produce the component parts of the whole, put it together and have good products. This matter of assembling parts from other universities and institutions is a good one but it is not sustainable. We are reminded of the Nyayo Car project where we were putting together engines and parts. However, with the advent of the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) and eventual entry of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), nobody talks about the Nyayo Car anymore. The Thika Plant where we were assembling motor vehicles is almost a ghost. Therefore, we need to go beyond just assembling parts into producing the parts. Madam Temporary Speaker, finally, going back to the market research of August, 2018, last year, a CPS Research International gave a report that was almost shocking. It The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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