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    "id": 1443494,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1443494/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Keroche",
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    "content": "Hon. Duale was being interviewed on Citizen TV, he acknowledged and said that those hooligans were organized by both sides of the Government; the ruling party and the people who are not supporting the Government. The DCI must bring them to book immediately and without any further delay because they are known. We need to stop this, that when our children were fighting for their rights, we, the politicians went on to hire hooligans to go and counter what the peaceful demonstrators were doing. These people should be arrested, and they should be held responsible for what happened. The Gen Z have brought out very clearly what we leaders have failed to do as the representatives of the people who elected us or who put us in those offices. If the devolved funds going to the counties were utilized and spent rightfully, every county by now should have a manufacturing plant where our youth would be applying their skills and talents in nation building. Our county governments have failed us, and we must rethink on devolution while wiping out all corruption both from the national and county governments, and all the other systems of Government. We must at all times uphold our national values and principles as opposed to what the Gen Z have accused us of vomiting on their shoes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to talk to the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget. Any time they are doing proposals on increment of taxes on commodities, they should be careful to not increase or propose taxes on commodities that will provoke Kenyans. This is because the Finance Bill we had was the best Finance Bill that we will ever see, but considering that there were proposals that were brought in and before the Gen Z could know that those proposals had been removed from that Bill, what they knew was already in the social media. You could see the Gen Z going out there, talking about bread and yet, it had been removed from the Finance Bill. They were talking about pads and that proposal had been removed from that Bill. So, they should be very careful on whatever proposals they give on increment of taxes, to ensure that we do not include things that can provoke Kenyans. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when his Excellency the President was being interviewed at the round table with the media, he talked about how he was let down by the communication team. In Gikuyu we say that even the older ones can be advised, the only bad thing is to abuse someone. He should ensure that he picks the right people in all sectors, including in communication, the Cabinet Secretaries and people with capacity. This is because, they will continue letting him down and people will continue blaming our Kenya Kwanza Government, while it is the team that has been put there that is failing us. In business, we give people Job Descriptions (JDs) and we monitor through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), so that if they are not able to perform, they are sacked. In business, we do not employ family, friends or people that we go to church with. That is the warning we were given. Running Kenya is the biggest business that you can run. You do not need to employ your friends because you do not owe them anything. You do not need to employ relatives or the people that you go to church with. You need to employ people that can support you in your Government. The time for friends was when you were doing your campaigns and right now, it is time for doing business and the work; and giving service to Kenyans. 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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