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"content": "I have noted with a lot of interest the venue where this Conference took place. That was in Hanoi, Vietnam, an interesting destination, which has been in the discussion of Kenyans lately, because of Kenyan, Margaret Nduta, a lady from Murang’a County, whose fate is hanging on the thread because of having been convicted for capital punishment due to offences or accusations related to drug peddling or drug trafficking, or whatever it is that Nduta has been faced with, noting that Vietnam has very strict drug laws. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before I finish commenting on the Global Conference on Young Parliamentarians and because Nduta is a young woman, for the last week or so, I have seen a whole hearted petition by Kenyans to the Government to quickly do what it can and have bilateral discussions with the Government of Vietnam and reverse the fate of Nduta from hanging by the rope or getting a lethal injection.; and she be allowed to face the Kenyan judicial system. A caution we should throw to the young people is that many countries and jurisdictions are very strict on drug offenses and drug charges. It is therefore very important that when young people are approached to do certain things, they should be very cautious as to who gives them what to carry or transport and the suitcases they have while traveling so that they do not find themselves in the situation that Nduta found herself in. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we thank the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs for reaching out to the Government of Vietnam to discuss this matter and the fact that the punishment was delayed as the governments are discussing is also important. We know an offense could be an offense but we do not know how that process went on. However, we also know that the Kenyan judicial system is eager to enforce the criminal law jurisdiction. I am sure that if Nduta was returned here, she would still face the Kenyan judicial system and this may be lighter for the family. We therefore continue to hope that the Government will discuss and see that the fate of Nduta is reviewed and that she comes back to face the music back home. Notably, Kenya has no bilateral agreement with Vietnam and maybe it is time for that because the nearest Kenyan embassy accredited to Vietnam is in Thailand. I do not even know how the delegation that was sent worked during this time. They must have had a lot of difficulties because Kenya does not have a mission down at Vietnam and now that we have relations with Vietnam, we urge the PS, Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, to ensure that now that the relations between Kenya and Vietnam are fostered, this should enable us put a foreign mission there considering that there are many Kenyans working in Vietnam. This will be fair and it will be a big honor and great service to those Kenyans if there was a foreign mission or a diplomatic mission that can serve them closer in Vietnam. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, both countries have issues that are of common interest that could be handled by that foreign mission. Having said that, I am wishing consolation to Nduta's Family back in Murang’a. Coming back to the report, the theme of this Conference was on the role of the youth in accelerating the achievement of the SDGs through digital transformation and innovation. I will jump to one of the items that were noted by the Secretary General (SG) The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "during this Conference; that the SG took the opportunity to address the under- representation of young women in parliaments, emphasizing that their contributions were indispensable in advancing the SDGs, through digital transformation and innovation. He underscored the crucial role of young women and called for increased efforts to ensure their meaningful participation in parliamentary processes. The reason the young women were singled out must have been because, it is very easy for women to be left behind in digital transformation. It is my view that as our systems get more digitized and become more technologically efficient, it is important that women are carried along. If you look at what is happening now, commerce and trading has gone digital and everything, including the service delivery by governments has gone digital. Unless we carry the women along in this digital transformation, women will always take the shorter end of the stick in this transformation. That is why this Conference addressed issues of how the young women can be carried along, including those who are in parliaments in order to ensure that their role as women parliamentarians becomes meaningful, even as people participate in parliamentary processes. Right now, you might find that the people who can follow the proceedings even in these Parliament, are those who are digitally aware or are digitally informed. Therefore, it is important that as we go on, parliaments should become centres where the skills of those who are serving within parliaments are improved in this digital technology and transformation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the resolutions that have been arrived at during this Conference should actually be turned into action, so that we do not have conferences being attended to, resolutions being drawn and no action being taken. We need to be in a place where we say, from resolutions now to action, from action to impact so that, the resources being used in these global conferences can become a reality to the citizens of Kenya. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I once again congratulate the team that represented Kenya in this IPU Global Conference. I hope that this will impact the other young parliamentarians within our jurisdiction. With those remarks, I now second this Motion. I thank you."
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"content": " Thank you, hon. Senator."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to make my contribution to this report. I first acknowledge the work of the head of delegation and his leadership. Sen. Methu, our former Chairperson of the Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources has distinguished himself in this House and the service. I wish him well and I pray that the people of Nyandarua will keep bringing him back, so that when we finally go, we will leave this House in responsible hands. There were primary sessions that were held during this IPU sittings. There was a session on The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "digital transformation. There was a session in innovation and startups. There was a session on promoting respect for cultural diversity in support of sustainable development. One of the comments that Sen. Methu made there as the head of delegation was that, we need to support the resolutions that are passed there with resources, so that what is reflected there, becomes a reality in this country. I am happy to say that on digital transformation, the Government of President Ruto has done something remarkable. This is because, for the first time in many years, we have had an administration that has been speaking about digital transformation, a digital economy and pushing that idea. Last month when the President visited our own county, we launched, through the Member of Parliament for Galole, one of the digital innovation centres. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there were young people in Hola who gave testimony on what happened after they finished university. I listened to one of the ladies. She said that she finished university and was not getting a job. So when she heard there was an innovation centre, she came to Hola and started participating. Now she can get something at the end of the month because of the jobs that she is getting. I want to thank this administration for partnering with the National Government - Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) across the country to make this digital economy a reality. My prayer is that this will be the trend and that more and more young people will benefit from these innovations. Our delegation, the young parliamentarians in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), discussed this at the international forum, and it is being applied here. What has been done is good, but more resources need to be allocated so that something can continue to happen in our various countries. The other session that was discussed there was on innovation and startups. I am disappointed in the Government that I support in this area. A lot of our people in Tana River County - I have a young man who is actually a teacher, but he described himself as an innovator. He can create a lot of things, make a bicycle, and produce energy for running a water system. He even created a radio station for basic things. He has this gift that God has given him. He can put something in his mind, think about an issue and come up with a product. However, where is the support for people like these? We have seen, even in other areas of this country, young people who create something that looks like a plane that took off, although not for a long time. Where is the money for innovation? Where is the money for startups? Many young people think outside the box. Many people come up with nice ideas, and I know because I have seen them in my county. This is not just in Tana River County but in many other counties. Young people know that going to school to get education does not guarantee you a job. They get education and try to start up their own businesses. That is why now we have a lot of musicians and content creators who are making money. Also, we have people who are doing something in the field of innovation and startups, as discussed in the IPU. Nevertheless, where is this money? We can say that in these 47 counties, we have allocated Kshs5 million, Kshs100 million or Kshs20 million for each. As a result, the most innovative young people can be given access to this funding so that they can create their startups. I attended a youth meeting in Hola, our county headquarters in Tana River. I met a young man who had come up with a machine that irrigates the land for agricultural The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "purposes using simple technology. He was using phone technology so you can know when you are supposed to irrigate the land, if the water is enough, and stuff like that. He really impressed me. Nonetheless, where is the money to help young people, such as those, to support their innovation and startups? We need to tell our Government and the Cabinet Secretaries in charge to think of ways and means of putting funds in this direction because that is what Article 7 of the IPU statutes has mandated our delegation to come and say here in this country. We have been mandated to move this so that the resolutions that they passed are given a life in this country. Therefore, as we debate this matter in this Senate, we are asking the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning and the relevant sector Cabinet Secretary who is in the microeconomic sector to please come up with a fund that is specifically for youth that can support our youth across the counties. Many counties have created funds to support business in general. Nonetheless, I am speaking about funds that will specifically support innovation and startups. I request that the national Government and our county governments create these funds, so that our young people can also have opportunities to make a living from the digital economy using the internet. That was a useful session, and it has opened the minds of many people. We are happy that the IPU is thinking in this direction. We pray that our members will continue to support us and help us to go in the right direction. Lastly, the final session was on promoting respect for cultural diversity in support of sustainable development. During that session, I just wanted to say one thing: I was requested just over last weekend to be a guest of honour at Pwani Cultural University in our neighbouring Kilifi County. They had a huge cultural day. One of the things I said was, “Yes, we have many diverse cultures within the university; those different cultural diversities should be our strength.” I felt that identifying people through their tribes and tribal allegiance was not really what I had hoped would happen among our children. When I was in university, we had that kind of thing. My prayer was that people would identify themselves in terms of counties, County X and County Y, not necessarily their tribal affiliation. Why? Because tribes in Kenya eventually will die. I am saying this because the kind of generation that we are raising is a Kenyan generation. We should put all effort into creating a Kenyan tribe if we like, but not necessarily promote certain tribes. We want Kiswahili to be the language we speak and, obviously, for official purposes, even English. This is what we are selling in the African Parliament when we go there. We want our countries to raise, in fact, not tribes but nations, and these nations to raise a continent called Africa, so that you will be happy to be in."
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"content": " Sen. Mungatana, you will have two minutes left when this debate resumes."
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