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    "id": 1443213,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Thangw’a",
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    "content": "On the issue of Gen Zs, I take this time to condole with all those mothers and fathers who lost their children. That is why we are here discussing that every stone must be turned and whoever acted contrary to the law, face the law. I said that I will not be part of sensational comments. I will be level headed, talk without exaggeration and from a point of facts. That is why I want to tell the people what Gen Z means because many people do not even know what it is. I saw an old former politician talking of when he was a Gen Z. My friend, you have never been a Gen Z. This is because “Gen Z” refers to the period when one was born, that is; between 1997 and 2010. Those who were born between 1981 to 1996 like Sen. Methu are Millennials. Those who were born before 1965 to 1980 are Generation X. If I was to go to our senior youth, Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Odinga who was born I think in 1943, they are called the Silent Generation. These labels are created by American researchers. You identify with that particular generation depending on what time you were born and what was happening at that particular time. Madam Temporary Speaker, the coming generation will be ‘fire.’ It will be more than this Gen Zs that we are seeing. It is called Gen Alpha. They are those who are born between 2011 to 2025. Why are they categorized like that? It is because of what was happening at that particular time when they were born. The Gen Z were born when we have social media and internet. They have access to information. So, they understand things as they happen. My daughter who is in primary school, came to me after the Finance Bill was passed by the National Assembly and told me that in school, the classmates were asking her if her dad voted ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ Then I asked her what did you tell them? She already knows that Senators were not passing the Bill, so she said Senators were not voting for this Finance Bill. This means that even those children in school, those we are calling Gen Alpha or the Gen Z understand everything that happens. Madam Temporary Speaker, we said we need to talk to Gen Z. The reason I have given that definition is because the President must make sure he is talking to Gen Z. I advise him to shy away from the X space on Twitter and I will explain why. When you go to X space, you only hear voices, but do not see anybody. We do not know who is in there. We might be speaking to those who have always been there and not listen to the real Gen Z. That is why I am advising him to kindly go to TikTok if he wants to talk to Gen Z because he will be able to see them. They will see your face and you will see theirs. They will even tell you that this is not a Gen Z, but a grown man. If you go to X space, kuna matusi mingi sana because they do not come from Gen Z who are not afraid to be seen. That is why they came to the streets in broad daylight. They want to be seen and identified. They are fighting for their people. I ask the President and the Deputy President to go TikTok, learn how to say “Tap tap the screen, guys. I want you to see me and talk to each other.” Madam Temporary Speaker, I want you to take a pen because we have to do some Math. This is the time that we, as a nation, should now start taking stock of what has been happening. We say enough is enough to what has been wrong. That is the NG-CDF. 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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