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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to echo your speech before the Presidential Address and you alluded to the fact that Kenya is still fighting poverty, disease and corruption 50 years after Independence. We could have the Jubilee Coalition saying: “Kusema na Kutenda”. Yes, unatenda, but is it appropriate? Is it good to say that you are going to provide laptops when some communities and regions in this country have no infrastructure? School children walk into classrooms with no uniform, they have not eaten and their families have not had food for two days and you expect them to appreciate the use of those laptops. We should go slowly and start with the infrastructure and later introduce laptops, maybe in Standard Seven and Eight, when the infrastructure of the counties has been developed. I want to thank the President for the reconciliation he is creating in the country. In his Address, I can see some bit of reconciliation when there is apathy in the country. The elections are over and we now need to bring our country together. That is the first thing that we should do. Mr. Speaker, Sir, security was one of the pillars that the President talked about in his Address. Where I come from, insecurity is a big problem and I really want people to note this. Insecurity in this country must be blamed on the actors; those who should protect Kenyans in Baragoi and Garissa. We need to investigate why the Al Shabaab is targeting police and revenue officers in particular. Is there a cartel that is being targeted by the Al Shabaab ? That is one issue that came out and it is in the public domain. Why is Garissa town being targeted? This information is with the NIS and the police but the people of Garissa are still dying without the right action being taken. Even in Baragoi with all the forces, we had the leaders who were blamed and you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, was arrested whereas I was being pursued everywhere and yet it was a cartel by the same officers. Nobody is manning our borders. We have called for the first line of defence which is the KPR system and nobody wants to follow it. The Pokots and Turkanas are being killed. President Museveni and many other people are complaining about it. Why can we not bring these communities together and address the problem? I know the problem has been land disputes among the pastoralists. How do we deal with that issue? Every time this matter comes up, nobody wants to address the actual issue. We want to say that it is because of poverty and that it is a cultural issue. It is said that they are killing each other because they are used to fighting and yet nobody is addressing the land issue amongst the Pokots and the Turkana. These are issues I would want to be included in the police reforms so that they can be assertive and address those issues in the right way. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Vision 2030 is a good vision and I expected the President to expound a bit on it. On the socio-economic transformation of this country, the informal sector is supposed to be provided with enough resources. Take for instance the MSE sector which should create jobs and wealth---. I have been in the Ministry of Labour for the last four years until I came to the Senate. The Treasury completely undermines and will continue undermining the initiatives Kenyans want. Money to the Jua Kali sector and 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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