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    "id": 91947,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/91947/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Shabesh",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Rachel Wambui Shebesh",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have heard the Minister speak clearly about wanting to improve the investment climate in Kenya. I would like to believe that he is speaking mostly to the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It is in this sector that, I believe Kenya will really grow. I believe that the growth in the SMEs does not only touch on the economy of the country, but touches on the livelihoods of the most vulnerable in our society, which are women. Most of the women businesses are in the SMEs zone. Mr. Minister, you know very well that there has been a round table meeting with the private sector with the President and the Prime Minister. But women in businesses, especially those who are in the SMEs have told me to come here and clearly state that they feel left out because these are normally big business magnets that they cannot compete with. The kind of businesses women own in this country do not have that kind of big investments, and they feel that they are not welcome in this round table meetings. I would like to suggest that the Minister considers having a round table meeting for women business entrepreneurs. I believe it is at these fora that opportunities for growth are discussed. Ways in which the Government can assist are discussed. It should be unfair to leave women out of these very important discussions."
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