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"content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I wish to support the Motion. I commend the Committee on Energy, Roads and Transportation for their expeditious, courageous and wonderful work, having been sworn-in in March and barely before the ink dried, they were out in June doing a commendable job. That is well done. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Motion because it works towards improving the economy of Kenyans by bringing in new ideas. This is a very daring one, in an area which we should say is relatively new to Kenyans. I, therefore, urge that the Committee comes up with a Bill or strategies to ensure that creation of awareness is done carefully, first, to the legislators and then to the ordinary Kenyans, of course, together with the Government, the people who will implement it. I also wish to commend the Korean Government for sponsoring ten students to undertake masters’ degree courses in nuclear science at their respective institutions. I would also urge the Kenyan Government to follow suit. If Korea has sponsored ten, let the Government also empower and sponsor about 20 Kenyan students, who can go and learn about the nuclear studies accordingly and come back and disseminate the knowledge and put it into practice. That way, we shall own it and there will be continuity. New ideas will also come up. Madam Temporary Speaker, looking at the report, the recommendation that there be a nuclear power programme is very welcome. However, we should take all the precautions because we know and have learnt that there is a side that can be very dangerous. The dangerous effect can take more than a decade. As we put up the nuclear plants, I would urge the Government to ensure that the plants are put up as far away from residential areas as possible. This will avoid calamities and ensure that human life which is paramount to Kenyans is safeguarded. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is not enough to go and study outside the country. The Government of Kenya should ensure that locally, we have enough institutions that can give knowledge and education on nuclear science and technology. So far, and I stand to be corrected, I only know of one, which is the Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, which falls under the University of Nairobi. With devolution, we should consider devolving learning institutions down to the counties. This way, we are sure that more Kenyans will be able to access technology and own it down at the grassroots and come up with all the information they can get and God willing, without even the Millennium Development Goals, (MDGs,) Kenya can be one of the future super powers. Madam Temporary Speaker, that is all I wish to say. I thank the Mover. I beg to support. 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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