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    "id": 1285756,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
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        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
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    "content": "effort by the Colombian Government, which has done everything possible to win young people to join coffee farming. The option that they were doing before, is known to everybody. It is important that we have the right leadership in this very important institution; as we, in the Kenya Kwanza Government, strive to put this country in the path of economic recovery. We can have the backing-sounding policies. Most important, we can establish an Industrial Development Bank (IDB) as it was in the Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC). Establishment of the Enterprise Development Bank (EDB) can support especially the younger generation without asking them for collateral. Therefore, CBK is a key player. It is a central player in determining the monetary and fiscal policy of this country. We need sound leadership. I feel that with the right chairmanship, right Governor and the right Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning, we can get this country back on the path of recovery. However, this cannot happen, if Kenyans do not change the narrative of every time blaming it on the Government. We must also look at our habits. Many at times, including in this House, we conduct business with lights on and then complain that the cost of electricity is very high. With the current technology, we can fix a few solar panels up there and light our House with solar panels. We do not need to pay for electricity bills. We must change our consumer mannerisms. There is no way we will keep on doing things the same way and expect to have different results. It is the duty of every Senator in this House and I challenge us that as we go to our counties and conduct the oversight and representation roles that we are mandated to do; we start advising our people that we must change the narrative of the way we do our things. Having lived in a foreign country for some years, I have seen people carpooling. Here, we complain that our roads are not good enough and that fuel is expensive. Even so, look at the cars that even Parliamentarians are buying. Going forward, I urge Members to become a bit selfless and limit ourselves to vehicles whose engine size is under 3,000cc as it was intended. Let us drive smaller cars so that we can also save our environment first and on the fuel guzzlers that are being driven around. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we must tell ourselves the truth. The truth is that we have found ourselves in a hard economic situation. To recover, we must change the way we do things in this country. With a population that is getting ever younger, getting more educated but with no opportunities, CBK can create incentives around industrialisation like it was in the early 60s. You could walk into ICDC with a business proposal and get financing to start a business. We have a young generation that has a platform in the Information Technology (IT) industry, but it needs them to have the capacity to invest in the same. Without equating that to crypto currency, thousands of businesses can be done but we must create enough hubs across the country, so that we have enough infrastructure to support upcoming businesses. 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 Services,Senate."
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