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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "content": "make money. I would like the people of Kitui to hear this. I expected that when the Senate is in Kitui, there would be stands for various places where Senators can visit over the weekend. I am surprised that some Senators got so bored and have left for Nairobi. They think that there is no activity in Kitui. This is because there should have been a stand where Senators can get brochures and vehicles to take them to Nzambani Rock. There also should have been young ladies promoting various places where people can visit. That is the way to promote tourism. I want Sen. (Dr.) Zani to hear that I recently visited Watamu. There is a place called Crab Shark that is done by the local community. The local community in Watamu rears crabs inside Mangrove Forest. When a person orders for the crab, they fetch and cook it for you as you watch. It is amazing. What surprised me is that they were so happy that I was there. They wanted to take pictures, but they claimed that the local leaders have never visited them. You go to Hemmingsway, Watamu and all these big hotels run by all sorts of multi-national companies, but that place where a community is making money from tourism is not promoted by anybody. That is what Sen. (Dr.) Zani is talking about. It brings me to this point - I want Sen. (Dr.) Zani to consider this in the amendment – I am now convinced that people do not know that there is an island in your county of Samburu. People do not know that there is a beautiful hotel in Samburu in the middle of a lake; a beautiful place where all of us can visit. Why have you not invited a committee of the Senate to go to Lake Samburu? This is a question I am asking you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, while you are here. It is called promoting local tourism. Narok is possibly one of the most beautiful places in this country. Instead of spending money in Mombasa, in Pride Inn Hotel and Hotel Sarova Whitesands - I have nothing against all these places - we should hold our committee meetings in some of those local tourism places. A place called Ngerende in Maasai Mara by one of our leaders is a beautiful place, and there are many others. Sen. (Dr.) Zani, perhaps, should consider, that in view of the fact that we have passed the Public-Private Partnership Framework Law and Regulations in county governments, I am not sure whether we should leave this to county governments alone. This law must provide for a framework where Sen. Olekina, as an investor in Narok, can enter, and he has connections all over the United States of America, and therefore, can look for a person who can partner with counties to promote tourism, so that we do not leave the responsibility of local tourism to counties alone. This is because they then treat income from tourism as own source revenue as opposed to local revenue raised from tourism, and they mismanage it. With time, I have come to have very little faith in the management of counties and their understanding of the law, and their understanding of how they can trade. I told the people of Makueni and the Governor, that the Kitui County Textile Centre (KICOTEC) factory here, should not be run by the county government. It should be run by an investor. The County Government of Kitui should provide an enabling environment with land. This is the same for the Kalamba Fruit Factory in Makueni. After investing in all those facilities, the person who should look for mangoes when they are off season in Makueni should be a private investor. Sen. Olekina has bought beautiful cows which give 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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