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"content": " Thank you. I was saying that on the matter of women, we must take care of them. They are our mothers and our daughters. We must make sure that they feel safe in this country because if we shake the women of this country, we will shake not only the economy, but also the social fabric of our nation. Thank you."
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"content": " I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I want to congratulate the President for his Speech on the State of the Nation. It is one of the best speeches I have ever listened to. I got a lot of content, either because I am a first-time Member of Parliament or because when I listened even to the other speeches before, this was the best. At the outset, let me start by saying that the President spoke deeply on the Bill of Rights as enshrined under Article 43. The Bill of Rights is justiciable, meaning that anyone can take the Government to court when a Bill of Rights is not addressed. Under Article 21(2) of the Constitution, the Government has an obligation to ensure that, that is addressed. Statistics show that Kenya is not doing well, under this Bill of Rights. If you look at a Report by the World Bank in 2023, it states that 32.1 per cent of the Kenyan population lives below the international poverty line of $1.9 per day. A Report by United Nation (UN) also says 4.4 million people were faced with acute food insecurity in 2023 due to prolonged drought. Last year, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) gave a deficit of two million housing units with an annual demand of 250,000 units. We only gave a supply of 50,000 housing units. I do not want to speak on health. It is hard to learn that 66.7 years is given as our life expectancy by the World Bank. I do not want to dwell so much on that When I listened to the President’s Speech in paragraph 71 and 72, he mentioned listening and learning. The tone in itself was very positive for us to grow as a country. Members have spoken about subsidising production. I do not want to dwell so much on that. It is spectacular to see 17 sugar factories roaring and coming back to life, thus improving the livelihood of our people. I was in Kericho and I was told that in a week, Ksh90 million is dispensed to sugar farmers there. That is positive. I do not want to talk about Taifa Care, which should be called ‘Ruto Care’. This House is discussing the Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) Bill and, as a result of Taifa Care, we will achieve something. In conclusion, President Ruto is a great leader. As a country, we are working from a comfort zone to meet the dividends of development. We are in the right trajectory because this road was not taken before, but the President choose to take it. All the other manifestos were speaking about housing and universal health care – but even the Jubilee Government was unable to deliver on this…"
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"content": "The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In conclusion, this is the only time we are venturing into the unknown – that is what others feared to venture into. So, as a country, we are in the right trajectory. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": " The Member for Ikolomani, followed by the Member for Migori, Hon. Fatuma Mohamed."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me a chance to join my colleagues in applauding the President for giving the State of the Nation Address. In his Speech, the President highlighted several sectors of the economy. I may not have time to comment on all of them, but I will mention a few. The President highlighted coffee development issues. In 2000, Kenya was the leading exporter of coffee but now, we are only doing 51,000 tonnes. Uganda is leading with 500,000 tonnes. Allocation of more money to the Coffee Cherry Fund from Ksh2.7billion to Ksh6 billion is the right path. I encourage that our farmers should be provided with free seeds like in Uganda. That way, we will get more foreign currency. On youth un-employment, I wish to confirm and confess that I visited the National Employment Authority (NEA) that is located in Kasarani. The youth are getting employment opportunities, but they lack sensitisation. The office location is another issue. I was informed that they are building new offices in Kangemi, where accessibility will be easy for our youth. On the same breath, we need to allocate more money to NEA, so that they can employ staff in counties to reach the youth there and sensitise them. I believe Members need to hold a session with NEA to be made aware of the job opportunities that are available and cascade the same to our people. In the mining sector, as it is now, gold is being traded in the black-market and, thus, it does not provide the requisite royalties to areas that produce it. In the western region, the first internationally accredited gold refinery is being built. This will end the gold black-market trade so that our small artisan miners can earn something and sell their gold at international prices. A set of rules will be brought to this House by both private Members and the Government to regulate and bring together artisan miners into co-operatives. This way, they will realise the value of what they mine and work for. Let me also talk about the education because it is consuming a lot of money. The efforts that are being made by the Government of employing more teachers is applaudable. There are still challenges that we need to overcome. I am happy that the Ministry of Education and the National Treasury are taking efforts to ensure more infrastructure is done in schools to accommodate the JSS students. It is my wish that JSS, because of the curriculum, be accommodated in secondary schools because next year, we will not be having Form I. This area needs to be looked into because of the manner in which the new classes are being constructed…"
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