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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ali Roba",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to start by sharing my condolences with the entire country, the families and friends of the 34 souls that were lost in this exercise. I have just heard from my colleague that the number has gone to 39. At the same time, I would like to also share my sympathies with the innocent Kenyans whose properties were either looted or vandalized. I also stand here because often little problems that happen tend to overshadow the bigger picture of what our security forces have been able to do. While there are rogue security officers that have caused a lot of pain to Kenyans, there are those that have stood very firm to protect this country from going into anarchy by making sure that they abided to keeping law and order without also violating the rights of our protesters as enshrined in the Constitution. I say this because I watched a very emotional video, where an armed police officer with a gun was chased down the street - he could have opted to use the gun to protect himself, but accepted to be clobbered by the mob for the sake of making sure that extrajudicial killings do not happen. We have to applaud and share our sympathies with such security officers for doing an excellent job. Allow me to also congratulate Gen Z for their unprecedented success in this country. What they have achieved over a few days will go down the democratic space of this country as an indelible mark in the nation of Kenya, for many years to come. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for many people, understanding the plight of Gen Z was a very difficult issue. I have a daughter in Form 2 who was on her mid-term break. I was away, but I called to tell her bye because she was going back to school. The only question she asked me was, “Baba, are you supporting the Finance Bill?’’ She is in a boarding school. I told her, “No, I am not supporting.’’ She said, “had you answered that you were supporting, baba, I would never have been able to raise my head up in school because everybody knows my father is a Member of Parliament.’’ These are the unfortunate scenarios we have, whereas maybe the adults do not understand. Our Gen Z have really understood what is bedeviling them. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is worth reflecting on what is the true frustration of Gen Z. If you look at the public service advertisement in Kenya, only those that are able and have money will have access to opportunities in the public service, whether it is at the national level or at the county level. Now, we have children going to school and passing through most levels of higher education, but with zero hope of getting employed. When they try to comb through the budget of the nation to see if there is any hope contained in it that will help them and they 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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