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    "content": "amend the Public Procurement and Disposal Act to establish a legal obligation on Government to buy Kenya first and create procurement quotas for the youth and women. I hope this is something which will not just be put on paper, but we will actually see the women and the young people stop being flower girls in this City, but be empowered economically to generate their own wealth. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me reiterate an issue which Sen. Wako has also mentioned. He said that every citizen is free to be the very best that he can be, where everybody can fulfill their potential regardless of where they come from, what circumstances they were born into and what community they belong to. I know that many of us in this Senate will be looking to see whether this will be followed by this Government. I believe His Excellency the President and the Deputy President will keep this in their minds as they execute their duties. We want a nation where everybody is hopeful; that everybody knows that, at the end of the day, he will be given an equal opportunity just like any other child born in any part of this country, to be the best that he can be. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me now talk about corruption in this country. Many people are asking where the Government will get money to do all these things that are outlined in this Speech. Just as fellow Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale said, a lot of money in this country is lost through corruption dealings. We want the resources of this country utilized properly so that we have good roads in Samburu County and that children in Samburu County get quality education. In the Senate, we will play our oversight role to ensure that corruption will be a thing of the past. I really do hope that after these five years, we will not still be talking about corruption. I have been to a country like Rwanda where I saw how people behave with regard to corruption. If you try to give anybody money for any work that they have done for you, they will refuse to take it because it is their duty as citizens of that country to do their work. We have also seen the President of that country firing Ministers who are involved in corruption. I really hope that His Excellency the President will not spare any Cabinet Secretary or anybody else who is involved in corruption. We also have to play a role to ensure that we have not devolved corruption to the counties. We have to really play our oversight role to see what the Governors in the counties will be doing with the money that will be allocated to those counties. I know that we are all committed to ensuring that we safeguard devolution. The President in his Address said devolution is not an option, but a constitutional mandate that must be fulfilled. I fully agree with him. We will not be doing anybody favour when we support devolution in this Senate. It is not even a favour from the Executive to this nation to support devolution. It is actually a constitutional duty that we all have to fulfill. Personally I know that I am committed to ensuring that this is done. In conclusion, I really expected in his Address, the President to talk about reconciliation among Kenyans. The issue of reconciliation and bringing people together should be taken into account. As a Senator, I would really want to see us get done with the whole issue of IDPs. We cannot talk of reconciliation if the IDPs are not resettled. We will just be covering a wound; cleaning the top of it and yet we have to deal with the root cause of these issues. 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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