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"content": "With regard to the Waki Commission, the Bill to establish the Special Tribunal failed to pass in this House in the last Session of Parliament. The Government will expand consultations with a view to re-formulating the establishment of a local tribunal to try the perpetrators of post election violence. Mr. Speaker, it is clear that this Parliament has been instrumental in passing several landmark laws during the last Session that will further secure our countryâs dream for representative, effective and accountable governance. We are keenly aware that the Grand Coalition Government and this House must address issues of central importance to the welfare and development of our country. Such issues include land ownership and use, poverty, equitable development, unemployment and food security as a matter of urgency. Addressing these issues will be a step forward in a bid to ensure peace, security, prosperity and stability in our country. Indeed, most of the policies and Bills to be tabled before the Third Session of this Parliament will deal with these matters. In particular, the Land Policy and Consolidated Land Bill will be tabled in Parliament during this Session. Out of our concern and determination to embark on these issues, I and the Prime Minister recently launched the Kazi kwa Vijana initiative as a short term measure to create employment while dealing with the poverty and hunger in poor rural and urban communities. Further, the Cabinet has recently authorized the implementation of the Youth Employment Programme, which is a wide-ranging long-term employment and development strategy for our country. The youth constitute the largest and the most productive segment of the population in this country. We must provide them opportunity and the enabling environment for employment. By so doing, we are injecting youthful creativity and energy into the economy. To address the same issues further, the Government is pursuing two initiatives. First, the Government will establish Special Economic Zones along strategic transport corridors in the key cities and towns. Here, the Government will provide land, utilities and infrastructure as well as other investment incentives to support and fast-track investment in these Special Economic Zones. Secondly, the Government is working on the establishment of the new Northern Transport and Development Corridor, together with the construction of the second port at Lamu as mentioned earlier on. These initiatives capture most of the key flagship projects under Vision 2030 and also address poverty, unemployment, food security and commercialization of agriculture, infrastructural development, trade, tourism, industry and security simultaneously. As a Government, we are clear in our mind that poverty, food security, crime, unemployment and equity are inter-connected and must, therefore, be addressed in a holistic manner. In support of the above initiatives, the Government will be presenting to this House key policies for adoption. These include the Integrated Transport Policy, the Trade Policy, the Industrialization Policy, the Business Incubation and Technology Parks Policy and the Food Security and Nutrition Policy, the Co-operative Development Policy, the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Development Policy, the Wildlife Policy, the Tourism Policy, the Land Policy, the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy and the Livestock Development Policy. The Government will also present the various Bills that are relevant to the policies mentioned above."
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