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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Gataya Mo Fire",
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    "content": ", the young people and boda bodas . It was a common phrase not only for the President; that was the talk of Kenya Kwanza. What we have seen in return is a total contrast to the promises made. The boys that are rioting today in the streets, during the campaigns, we expected them to be given jobs. Nonetheless, we have witnessed some recycled corrupt faces in this Government. The people with tainted history of corruption and serious malpractices are the ones running the Government. We have seen people carrying sacks of money in functions such as the harambees' at the expense of the poor who are not getting any employment. If there are any opportunities there, they are carried out through nepotism, clanism and tribalism. I serve in the Committee of National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity, where my senior, Sen. Chute, chairs. It is very saddening to find that in this country, two tribes carry three-quarters of the entire public service or the workforce at the expense of other tribes. Therefore, one would ask, why are other Kenyans taking their children to school? Mr. Speaker, Sir, those are some of the lamentations that we are seeing in the streets. I am happy that the President was able to listen to some of those grievances. It is also important to note that even the budget is skewed to favour some cronies and loyalists. You find some Members of Parliament (MPs) allocating themselves billions of shillings in their constituencies for development. This one is segregated and it has made some parts of this country look like they are not part of this country. I come from the Tharaka-Nithi and Tharaka Constituency for that matter. I exactly know what I am saying. Kenyans put this Government in power with great expectations, so that lives could become better. The intentions could have been very good. However, those of us who frequent their localities every weekend will bear me witness that we face a lot of problems with our mothers, fathers and our common rural folk seeking for school fees, medication and any sort of assistance from those who are elected. This is not something that we can manage. This one displays some serious levels of inequality in the society. This is not what Kenyans really expected when they went into elections. After forming the Government, we chose to reward the friends and loyalties instead of competence, in some cases. That is why we have had some confessions here from some prosecutors of this Motion that the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries sat down, prosecuted a case and up to now, some of those known culprits are still in office. This is seriously eroding the confidence of the people of Kenya. There is no way Kenyans would want to be shepherd by a person who is tainted and corrupt for that matter. This is not only in the agricultural case. We have seen so many cases in this country where we do not have a serious resolve maybe to fight corruption. We have created two levels of living in this country. We have people with a lot of money. They do not even The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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