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    "id": 949938,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "The kind of attitude that we have towards our business people tells so much why, as a country, we cannot thrive. Regarding these multinational businesses that have set up camp in Kenya, sometimes we even have to send high powered delegations led even by our President, to try and convince them to set up business in Kenya. Some small-scale vendors who were given a conducive environment, encouraged to trade and given Government subsidies, today, are huge corporations and brands across the globe. Every huge success story that you read out there started from somewhere. Some of the biggest companies that we read about today began in garages and small places. But with legislation such as this, those who had the forthrightness to think through and remember, know that if you encourage businesses to thrive, they can employ as many people and be able to pay you back in amounts that you can never think about. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you think about the effects of a company like Huawei to the Chinese Government, it can never be gainsaid. You can never wish them away. Judging from the kind of trade disputes that they are involved in today, it tells you their impact is being felt across the globe. The truth of the matter is that the founders had a simple dream, just like the dream of these venders that we are trying to provide a conducive environment for. Let us not treat this Bill with casualness. Let us not consider these small and medium enterprise business people as if they are a nuisance to us, as a society. They may not have the ability to pay as much as firms like Safaricom pay in terms of taxes, but surely, with a dream and a passion, given the right and conducive business environment, they are able to change the destiny of this country. Therefore, let us give them the kind of support that they need. With those many remarks, I support."
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