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    "id": 1443495,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Keroche",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, we do not want these friends that will keep letting you down. The Gen Z have mentioned them and I will not mention them on the Floor of the House because I do not want to repeat their names, so that they do not knock their feet as they walk. However, they are known everywhere. Reshuffle that Cabinet and ensure that you put the right people based on their capacity. I know how loyal you are and I congratulate you on that, but sometimes loyalty can be a weakness and it is time to ensure that it is not about loyalty, but how people can perform and move this country to the next level. I have been to Parliamentary Group (PG) meetings where you see some Cabinet Secretaries are asked questions and they are not able to respond. You always come out to respond on their behalf. It is time we get the right people and then we move forward. This country needs to grow because two years are enough. In the third year, we should be seeing industries flourishing because there is no other way we can grow this country. This is so that the Gen Z can also see that we are working and creating employment and our wealth, as well as growing our economy. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the minute they see that, no one will be interested to go on the streets because people will be busy doing their work. I know people talk when they see leaders coming together. Right now, we only have one President and that is known. This means that if we have one President, we all have to work with that one President. Yesterday, we were in a meeting and people have been talking about how Hon. Raila Odinga was in that meeting. He was invited by that one President. We need to have unity, dialogue and accept that we all have to work together, so that tomorrow, we can be showing a good example to the Gen Z when they see us working together as a team. We can give them hope that this country is moving to the next level. We should not keep on saying that some people should stay on their side and others on the other side and watch others do and when they fail, you clap, forgetting that we only have one country. We do not have two countries. We all saw what happened in that one week. We are being compared with our neighbouring counties that have gone down. We do not want the Kenya we have built and worked hard to bring to where it is, to be compared with other countries that we have seen go down. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have been a good example to the East African and African countries and the world that we are a hub for investments. In Africa, we are among the best countries that people choose. We might be number two from South Africa. We should maintain that and work together as a team and forget about politics because 2027 is still far, and when that time comes, people can go back and say what they want to become. For now, we support one President, who is (Dr.) William Samoei Ruto, so that he performs. The more he performs, the more we succeed. Our businesses and schools will succeed. Agriculture will flourish and we will all be happy. We just need to keep on supporting each other, so that we move forward. Right now, the Gen Z have called off the demonstrations. So, let us remember they are our young people and our children too. I am happy with the way Senators have come up to be a voice of reason at this time, so as to ensure that we support them in whatever they are doing because they are helping with what we have been struggling to do in our counties. 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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