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    "content": "Kenyans and harness it with the various counties for the well being and welfare of the people of Kenya, for faster growth, more equitable development and of the less developed and marginalized counties of the Republic of Kenya. We invite, therefore, the people of Kenya, all our friends and development partners to work closely with and to support the work of our nascent Senate. I want to assure them that they will find a worthy partner in the Senate leadership and Secretariat. We are cognizant of the need to develop and nurture strong collaboration with our Government and friends of Parliament in the effort to promote development in our counties in particular and Kenya as a whole. Hon. Senators, you may also wish to recall that the Kenyan Vision 2030 which is the country’s development blueprint aims at transforming Kenya into a new industrializing middle income country providing high quality of life. We have an obligation as an institution and a duty to ensure that we make a contribution to this particular vision, especially in realizing the potential to promote growth and development at the grassroots levels and to stir rural economies. The key challenges of development in Kenya remain poverty, unemployment and inequality. Highly developed countries like the United States of America (USA), Japan and China have been able to surmount these challenges by attaining the current levels of development mainly because they have given special attention to empowering their local entities to have increased both quality and volumes of trade especially international exports. This has been made possible by deliberate intensified and focused promotion of effective legislation, representation and oversight over revenues collected and allocated to various levels of governance. Kenyans will, therefore, expect nothing from us but the same so that our Senate can deliver on the promise of devolution. As your Speaker, I wish to adopt and nurture collegiate leadership that will transform our Parliament by ensuring the following:- (i) That Senators perform their constitutional mandate through work systems that are properly organized, facilitated and functional to enable them deliver timely, efficient and quality services; (ii) We will ensure that the programmes and activities of the Senate are guided by the need to respond to the key priorities of the counties as well as the many challenges that they may face. (iii)We will prioritize and strengthen the partnership between the Senate, Government Ministries, regional and international development partners so as to enhance the growth and development potential and abilities of the county assemblies and government. We will strive to strengthen the capacity of the Senators and the Secretariat so that they can constantly update their skills and expertise and to acquire the requisite exposure to handle complex and new frontiers of legislative and public affairs. Hon. Senators, in conclusion, Kenyans in particular and indeed the East African region and the entire world will be keenly watching us as a Senate. We will be expected 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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