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    "id": 1153256,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13184,
        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "On top of it, the YEDF that was conceived by his Excellency President Kibaki and given to the young people of this country to execute, became the basis on which the Women Development Fund and the Uwezo Fund were developed. When I read the documents, I can speak out sentences that we contributed as the youth of this country and the first board members. Of course, we quit because, at the time, we felt like we were being used to put in place a very robust system that was going to allow people to steal, and we did not want to be part of that. Looking back, we should have stayed and fought. That having been said, he put his thoughts where his thoughts were. He did not just conceive something and give it to the older people to do. He gave it to the young and for that, we were very proud. It was our first experience with government, of which we are very proud. We continue to show the results that we have achieved for this country during his tenure. He saw the people behind the labels at the time when the youth were being called “ Mungiki, ” “time bomb” and many other names. He actioned and put the YEDF, which to-date, continues to fund the youth. He had his principled stance on a lot of issues, including living within your means, zero tolerance to corruption and not entertaining certain things, and asking people to take responsibility for their lives. Today, as we go campaigning, we come face to face with people who do not take responsibility for their lives. They probably think that politicians should take care of their lives. President Kibaki had such a principled stance against any of these issues. He would say, “Yes, Serikali itasaidia, but within the environment which you work for yourself.” That is the mentorship and direction that a leader should give and he gave it very well. 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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