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    "content": "and will present measures to promote and enhance the tourism sector; review and amend the Public Procurement and Disposal Act to establish a legal obligation on Government to buy Kenyan first and create procurement quota for our youth and women. We intend to bring legislation which will bring together the separate funds for youth and women and create a powerful new fund that is administered at the constituency level, legislation to promote and regulate the minerals and mining industry, promote, expand and modernize the agricultural sector and enhance food security, review the laws covering companies and other associations to improve the business environment, reduce red-tape and provide a predictable regulatory framework for business. We will facilitate the participation of the Diaspora in Kenyan public life. Hon. Members, we are the stewards of our environment holding in trust this earth for future generations of Kenyans. We have a sacred duty to protect it, our wildlife and our landscape. That is why I will propose legislation to strengthen the protection of the environment. That will include Bills to overhaul our nation’s environment, management and conservation, improve and expand water management and water harvesting, promote the expansion and management of our energy and petroleum sectors, reform the regulation of mining, minerals and resource exploitation to increase the participation of Kenyans in this sector, respond to the urgent threat posed by climate change and to protect our nation’s wildlife and flora. While in the last ten years our country has seen major developments in our national infrastructure, too few Kenyans feel the benefits in their day to day lives. It is time, hon. Members, for all Kenyans to share in the fruits of our prosperity. I will, therefore, bring forward for your consideration Bills to improve the quality and access to education, expand and promote maternal, child and primary health care services, promote and expand both arts and entertainment sectors and to establish a national lottery. Hon. Members, my Government is determined to provide solutions to land issues so that land once again, can be seen for what it is, just one factor of production among many. We will propose Bills that seek to address eviction and resettlement of Internally Displace Persons (IDPs) and squatters, management and adjudication of community land, and leasing and public asset management. Other areas in which I will be proposing Bills for your consideration include the future of State Corporations; improving coroner services and regulating the private security industry. Hon. Members and hon. Senators, our work begins with immediate effect. Within the next 100 days, with your approval, we will release the money already allocated to stock health centres and dispensaries with drugs and equipment; abolish fees that are currently charged for using public dispensaries and health centres; abolish all charges for women giving birth at public hospitals; present legislation for this Parliament to pass to ensure that no child is out of school or a training institution until they reach the age of 18; establish a framework to ensure that every child entering Class One next year does so with a laptop; and establishing a framework for youth and women to access interest free loans at the grassroots. Hon. Members, if we implement the measures that I have outlined today, I am confident that we shall support our children and our families, honour the hopes of our fore-bearers and secure the future of Kenya. I, therefore, urge all Parliamentarians to prepare themselves for the work that is ahead."
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