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    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker for this opportunity. I am really at a loss on how to phrase my contribution so that it is understood in the total context. However, let me say that I also rise to make my contribution to this Motion. The reason why I am saying that I am a little bit confused is because this is a great Motion in the sense that it tries to solve part of our problems in this country. In my view, the most serious problem is the issue of the youth and empowerment of young people so that they can carry on their responsibilities as proud citizens of our country. But at the same time, notwithstanding the importance of this Motion, all the speakers who have spoken before me, including the Mover, have cited numerous contradictions and other issues that make it impossible for us to proceed with this Motion in the manner in which it appears. Madam Temporary Speaker, first, this Motion is about giving money to graduates to enable them access credit. In fact, it says:- “Noting that the youth are unable to venture into private enterprises because of lack of access to affordable credit, the Senate urges Government ---“ So, this Motion is about access to credit but only with regard to graduates. The question is: Is this not part of the scattered and asymmetrical policy formulation and implementation that has bedeviled this country since Independence? Is this Motion not trying to perpetuate the same asymmetrical and scattered way of formulating and implementing legislation in this country? The problem that we are having in this country and much of it has been highlighted by those who have spoken before me is about inequity. Even when we talk about access to credit, in certain parts of the country, it is easy to access credit even among young people for various reasons that are associated with policies that have been in place since Independence. For example, Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965; a brilliant piece of economic policy statement, is actually part of our problem in this country because it simply said what you do. It concentrates on high potential areas – whatever that term means. That single phrase in that policy paper whereby attention in terms of infrastructure and availability of credit and business development was concentrated on a small part of Kenya above Malindi Town, just below Tana River, Meru, all the way to Mt. Elgon downwards. If you look at the map of Kenya, that is like a third of the country. That is where you find most of the infrastructure, industries and everything else. That is why today we are staring at a crisis in this country of inequity. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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