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    "id": 1443334,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abass",
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        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "two Houses are being rushed every hour. We have been told to say “yes” and I will say “yes” and this is the consequence today we are facing. Had we listened together when the problems started; the time when the Housing Levy issues came, we all talked about these issues. The people complained; the youth complained; everybody complained. The whole side of the pronouncement of projects when the money is not available, the jobs that we said we were going to create are not achievable and then you expect this kind of upheaval not to happen. If this kind of situation continues, there will be more upheaval in this country. The jobs we are looking for will not be available and crime will increase. Kenya is sending its soldiers to Haiti. Haiti is a country 7,000 kilometers from here. The consequences of what is happening today where our police officers are going, is because of this kind of business, there is upheaval. The country has been taken over by goons. There is crime and robbing of people. We will want to learn from the mistakes that we have made and correct these things. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as it is, we need to have a major change because as I said, our oversight institutions have failed this country. I do not know who will oversight the EACC. The cases are taking too long at the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The Goldenberg scandal has taken many years and everybody has gone scot-free. Those guys who looted a lot of money have gone free. They have been released by the office of the DPP and the Judiciary. Parliament is making punitive laws and corruption is dragging on their feet. Therefore, we need an oversight institution that oversights institutions like Parliament, the EACC, and all these things. I do not know who will do it. I do not know where we are going to have an institution that will oversight all of us, but as it is, this country has failed to listen to each other. The President has failed us; Kenya is undergoing a revolution. You might see it as a joke, but what is happening now is a revolution. If you remember what happened in the Arab States; Sudan, and Egypt, this is how it started. We applaud the young ladies and men who went to the streets for waking us up. However, goons have infiltrated whatever objective that they may have. The electronic and mobile phone shops they are breaking into and looting in town belongs to the Gen Zs. So, have we lost or gained anything so far? We have lost so much. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to talk about taxation in this country. What happens is that the President just wakes up one day and announces a tax increase of things that affect everybody across the board such as fuel and road levies. We have no problem with raising money. However, we must at least also weigh the alternative options. This is a very rich country. We have not explored agriculture. This country is underdeveloped and has now become a consumer. We only consume food that we import from our neighborhood. We have beautiful and potential idle land. Men and women have grabbed big land, which they do not even know what to do with it because it is in excess. They are waiting for a day that they can sell it at a higher price. On the other hand, other Kenyans who could produce food do not have the land. We need land redistribution. We must go back to the drawing board, so that people who have excess land give it back to those who can plant. If the unemployed young men and women get the land, they can till it to 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."
}