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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Crystal Asige",
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    "content": "his wheelchair to the tunnel so that he can go and seek refuge across in Bunge Tower. The three boys ran back and joined their fellow comrades. That is what happened. These kids do not operate in mendacity. They are moral youth who are just trying to get their voices heard. There is a peddling of a message or narrative that this youth are evil, killers and criminals, but they are not. That is completely misguided and untrue. Why can these police officers not punch at their own weight class? That is my question. I have been asking myself, would they come into Parliament to try and abduct or take on Ledama Olekina? Would they be able to have the balls to come and abduct and violate the safety of Samson Cherarkey? They would not, because they know that all they are doing is showing a brute force, using their shields, armour and artillery, and pouring it on young defenseless Kenyans. Clinical psychologists will tell you that narcissists will first love bomb you, then manipulate you, and then gaslight you into believing their lies. They will devalue you and finally, they discard you once they have what they want. We young people have seen every single stage of these narcissistic behaviors in this Government. Since they complained that over eight million of us did not come out to have our voices heard in the 2022 elections, we are here now. An estimated 25 million came outside in every corner of the country yesterday to say that we reject this Finance Bill because we would rather die on our feet than live on our knees. We are not the generation who are silenced with every carrot dangled in front of them. We are the generation that asks questions and demands accountability. This is because we understand that we are rich and only if the money that we refuse tastes better than the money that we accept. Gone are the days when Governments relied on using such methods to numb their people through controlling the media, education and the church, which used to be houses of God, but have now turned into dens of thieves. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are saying as young people, go ahead, push that narrative all you want about our international financier. That is a scapegoat because you will not find one. Unity is our financier. Liberation, passion, justice, anger, disillusionment, and dissatisfaction are all our financiers. This is the reason why I oppose going on recess, especially at such a sensitive time in our country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Finance Bill is without a doubt designed to be esoteric. I believe that it is relied upon for citizens not to understand this document in full. The Prime Cabinet Secretary said a few days back, if the Finance Bill, 2024 fails to pass, the implications are serious. It could result in a complete shutdown of the Government and signal a vote of no confidence from the public. These and many statements are being peddled by Government officials and none of them are true. They tell the public how ominous the failure of the passing of the Bill will be, but that is not true. If the Bill were to pass without the consent of the people, it will split the entire nation and that is not what we want to see. The President still has an opportunity to not put pen to paper. The Constitution clearly says that he has 14 days to assent to any Bill 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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