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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamu",
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    "content": "as possible to apply for these houses in an open platform. It is not a physical kind of application and therefore there is no favouritism. Therefore, it is a fair platform. The President also noted the steps we have made by having young Kenyans get gainful and meaningful employment abroad. Previously, we used to export a lot of unskilled labour mainly to Arabian countries. However, due to the involvement of the Government, we are having bilateral negotiations and we have now brought on board new countries that we have never had relations with before like Jordan and others. Kenyans should take advantage of this to export skilled labour out of the country. I am glad that the President talked about the issue of abductions. It has been a cry in the country. He clarified that what is being referred to as abductions are normal arrests. He was very clear that he was not making excuses for illegal arrests. The President also talked about femicide. It has been an issue in this country. At the same time, as a society, we have to be very careful so that the fight against femicide does not turn out to be lynching of the boy child. We have to look at it wholesomely. We have to protect our boy child because I do not think we are raising murderers. It is a complex issue that needs to be looked at wholesomely. I also noted that most Government services have been digitised. A total of 20,800 Government services have been digitised and can be accessed on the e-Citizen platform. That is up from 300 services in 2022. This has raised revenue significantly, from the year ended June, 2023, where we raised Kshs5.3 billion to the year ended June 2024, where we raised Kshs7.6 billion, marking a 43 per cent increment. On corruption, the President had a lot to say. What I remember is that he threw the ball to both Houses. Particularly, he told us to hasten the passing of the Conflict of Interest Bill, which is squarely in our hands. I hope we will heed that call by dealing with the contentious clauses before passing that Bill, so that we serve Kenyans through that law."
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