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"content": "We have able civil servants, who have the capacity, who can work but they are not facilitated to implement anything. The Ministry is turning to be a department, in its operations. We feel that this is not the right way to do things. Kenya is not the only country in the world that is struggling in addressing historical injustices among its citizens. Developed countries and nations like the USA, the UK, Canada and Australia had their own problems of racial disparities, injustices and inequalities in development but they have risen to the moment. The USA, for example, came up with the affirmative action and the famous Marshal Plan to address racial disparity. That affirmative action opened up doors for the under-represented children of colour, the marginalized and discriminated people in the USA. That is why today you see a man of colour becoming the President of the USA. Given that opportunity, women, children and the youth of northern Kenya are able to lead and transform this nation. Coming back home to Africa, we have nations like Ghana and Rwanda that have tried their best to create equal opportunity and eliminated bias in employment, development and education. Kenya will be a great nation as long as it recognizes that all citizens no matter their background, region or tribe have a right and equal opportunity to own resources that are generated by Kenya. But as long as we deny more than half of our population, then we will not have the status that we would like our country to have among the nations of the world. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, every generation in our country has some history that it leaves behind. We have our forefathers â the people who fought for the"
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