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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Elachi",
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        "legal_name": "Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first, I want to thank the President for addressing us, which is a constitutional mandate. I also want to raise a few key issues that he talked about. He asked us to salute our heroes who have been in Somalia fighting the Al Shabaab. We know that it was a requirement by the African Union (AU) that we deploy the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Therefore, Kenya deployed her army to Somalia courtesy of the AU and the agreement with the United Nations (UN) to have the AMISOM taking care of us. We know that terrorists have never been a friend of anyone. They could find you in Parliament or anywhere. Therefore, it is very important for us to appreciate that terrorism is not just an issue that affects Kenya but it is a global threat to everyone. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the President also talked about a very critical agenda that we need to relook at as politicians. That is the covenant that our founding fathers had re-imagined; what they would have seen in our country. They had a dream and a vision and they left this country for us and moved to the next world to be with our Father in heaven. We salute them. The most important thing that we need to ask ourselves as the second generation, as we take over our country is how we will protect our heritage, dignity and diversity that we are proud of and, especially, our ethnicity. How do we use it in a positive way but not the negative way we have been using it as elites and Kenyans have been suffering because of that? How do we turn that around and make it an opportunity for all of us to ensure that we appreciate? We have 47 counties and one country called Kenya. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have seen achievements. I know one of the biggest challenges that we faced and delayed to start; the laptop project. This was a result of lack of solar power or electricity in some schools. Today, all primary schools have electricity and now we can roll out the project. I thank the Cabinet Secretary (CS), Dr. Matiang’i, who has come out very strongly to ensure that the education sector is back on track and that there is cohesion between the unions and teachers. By June, he will have rolled out this programme. The President brought out a very fundamental issue that this Senate has done. For the last three years, the Senate has ensured that county governments receive Kshs1 trillion. When we talk of Kshs1 trillion, it means that the local revenue that has been The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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