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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "Where do they end up? Thank you, Sen. Crystal Asige. Personally, I am very passionate about the young generation. We kept on hearing years back during the late Presidents Moi’s time that it was for the future generation. Since we are here today, we say it is for the current generation. It is for us all because the future is already here and it is with us. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I sit in both the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget and Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds (CPISFC). In CPIC, we usually oversight governors. I have been in the forefront to question them when they appear before our Committee. When I look at the composition of their representation on the particular visits, I am keen to observe how many women have accompanied the Governor and been given the opportunity to serve in that county, so that they are present on matters we are discussing. This is an issue I have pointed out, and I am happy because some of the governors have taken it up. Nowadays, when they appear before our Committee, there is gender balance. The question I always raise is: Do they want to indicate to the Committee that there are no women in the county they have come from? We have continued to voice the issue of governors walking into Committee sittings with an all-male entourage. It cannot be that in one department, we have men only. We do not have women from the top leadership, be they County Executive Committee Members (CECM), Chief Officers or Ward Administrators. This is something we have noted and raised. This Bill addresses a key factor. You realize when we go to schools, be it the primary, high school, universities and colleges, when recruitments are done, it is not about where you come from, but what you want to attain and achieve. What do you want to specialize in as a Kenyan student? However, remember these students are being prepared for the Kenyan market. It becomes fairer when there is fairness in equal opportunities for all students in this country. My colleagues would agree that this was the case when they were going through the learning systems. I have been to higher institutions of learning at primary, ordinary and university levels, and hold no certificate indicating my tribe. It bears my name and what I have specialized in. Some will have their admission numbers. It does not even indicate my gender. Learning institutions have been able to graduate their students and give them the power to read and write. However, when they come to the job market, they become disadvantaged because of their origins and ethnic background. What kind of generation are we talking about? I am happy with this Bill because it addresses the bigger issues. Where do we take these young people if they must be of a certain tribe to fit in? If the opportunity is for the boy-child and you are a girl, you will miss it. Gender becomes a disadvantage. I would like to agree on the reporting issue. As the Senate, we need oversight on every county's report regarding the gender, ethnicity, and specialty of any individual employed in any Government institution. It is important. 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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