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    "id": 1358529,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ali Roba",
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    "content": "However, the population other leaders and I represent is predominantly Muslim, and they shy away from accessing any fund that attracts interest because of their faith. The ‘Hustler’ Fund has not been appropriately adapted to address this, so that there are equal opportunities for the population of the entire country availed in order for them to take advantage of this Fund. I also applaud the efforts taken by the President in changing the entry requirements for the teacher training colleges in this country. Northern Kenya has been faced by perennial mass exodus of teachers as a result of insecurity and susceptibility to terror shocks. As a result of the President’s action, I stand here to confirm that Mandera Teachers Training College was able to instantly recruit 644 students who joined the college. This means that for the first time in 11 years of devolution, we see light at the end of tunnel that the susceptibility to terror shocks by the teaching sector and our schools is going to be addressed and put to rest in the next couple of years. Hopefully, it will not be affected by what is happening. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Address was very elaborate and it captured many sectors, and I support it. However, 60 years after Independence, counties such as Mandera are still undergoing power rationing. This Government has not discussed what it is planning to do in terms of addressing it; whether by way of mini grids or connection to the national electricity grid, so that the privileges and opportunities enjoyed by the rest of the country are also availed to the region and other areas, which undergo power rationing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, from time to time, the issue of industrialization has been discussed by the former and current President. However, there are enablers of industrialization that need to be facilitated by the Government. Two of those are the road infrastructure connecting that region to the national road network and the other is connection to the national electricity grid, so that the price of power is equal or closely matches the national average in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is very sad that as we speak, Mandera County is undergoing power rationing 60 years after Independence. The Equalization Fund that was touted to address this has not been implemented. Even the Appropriated Equalization Fund 2022/2023 has not been credited to the Equalization Fund accounts. As such, we continue suffering with that situation. Today, on the information platform, Get411, it was announced that the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government, Hon. (Prof.) Kindiki Kithure, reported that 46 people have been lost to flash floods to the ongoing El Nino devastation. It is very unfortunate that the President was misinformed when he stood up to say that the rains were no more. The head of the Meteorological Department has apologized for that misinformation. The State of Nation Address is supposed to touch on, create and give hope to the population of this country. However, the roads have been cut off in regions where we come from. Flooding has affected hundreds of thousands of the population in the region as a whole. The President’s Speech fell short of creating hope and discussing the impact that the El Nino phenomenon is causing in our region. 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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