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    "id": 1445946,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatinga",
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        "legal_name": "Wahome Wamatinga",
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    "content": "rising to the occasion and debating this matter of national interest in a way that shows that we are all Kenyans. I was away for a couple of days in Rwanda as an observer for the ongoing elections, and was impressed by the Rwandese people. As we were going on with our duty and asking the people of Rwanda whom they were going to elect and which community one came from, they responded, “that is an ancient approach.” How I wish that our country would look at tribalism as an ancient approach that has nowhere in the history of this country. From the onset, I wish to pass my condolences to everybody who lost life in the demonstrations and my sympathy to those whose property was damaged. Some of the people took advantage of the demonstrations to destroy property. I want to dare to speak as a father, head of a family, and most importantly, as a father who has two Gen Z in the house. I would want to apologise to the Gen Z in this country. We have for too long been obsessed with futuristic approach about a nation that we want to build without taking on board the considerations, the thinking and standing of the Gen Z. It is the high time that we, as a country, start talking to each other, listening to what we are saying and knowing that if this country goes down, it will go down with all of us. As I support this Motion and commend all the Members who have taken time to deliberate and debate on this Motion, so that we can come up with a holistic approach that will change this country for better. It is important that we also know that we have a robust Constitution, which envisaged a country that will be free for all of us. It is not lost to us that some people have taken advantage of that. Corruption has eaten into the very future that we have been talking about. We know especially in the county and the national governments that the procurement procedures, which had envisaged 30 per cent of the opportunities to be given to young people, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and to women, have gone unnoticed because people have taken advantage. In 1954 Kenya established the Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC). People had foreseen a situation where young people would come up with ideas, get financed and incubated, and most importantly, get experts to guide them in their investments. Due to corruption, the ICDC has become a pale shadow of itself. That has denied our youth the opportunity to get engaged in business opportunities that come with the Government because procurement rules are crafted in such a way that a young person is not able to access loans or other bank facilities because of the collaterals demanded. It is very interesting and, indeed, very promising to see that the issue of equal opportunities for all Kenyans is being spoken about again. As we do this, we must take up the challenge when we procure to ensure that we put the right infrastructure in place, so that even young generations can engage in business with the counties and the national Governments. That cannot be achieved with the banking rules and regulations that we 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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