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    "id": 975584,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/975584/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kilifi North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Owen Yaa Baya",
        "slug": "owen-yaa-baya"
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    "content": "economy? For sure, we have not seen that. We have not seen growth in the housing sector, in the manufacturing or in food security. We still have Kenyans going hungry and we still have food shortage. We still want to import maize yet there is no growth in the third BPS. So, where is the missing link in terms of boosting the economy of this country when we are doing the third BPS? Do we need a shift of the Big Four Agenda? Do we need a complete paradigm shift in terms of where we are investing in this country? The other thing that I would like to point out is that we still rely heavily on rainfed agriculture that has not been helpful for this country. I have not seen expansion of irrigation in the BPS. I have not seen money allocated to big dams or things that can help in agricultural productivity without having to heavily rely on rain. The third point is preparedness for disaster. Today, the coronavirus is going to have a major devastating effect on the economy of this country. I come from the Coast and my constituency is tourism-heavy. There is nothing else we rely on apart from tourism. Today, flights from Italy have been stopped. That means that thousands of jobs are already lost because there are no more bookings and no more tourists coming in. The Kenya Airways (KQ) would be earning millions of shillings from the Italians coming into this country. Many other sectors rely on tourists, for example, KRA would be earning lots of money if the tourism sector was to grow. But we have a lackadaisical way of handling the tourism sector. The coronavirus is going to have a devastating effect on the economy of this county such that the projections that we have in this BPS might not materialise because of it. How prepared are we as a country and how does the BPS prepare us for such disasters, so that it can cushion the economy?"
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