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    "id": 421538,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. G.G. Kariuki",
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Gitahi Kariuki",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to take over from where my brother has left off. Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o, has just given us very informative information regarding what he perceives civic education to be. There must be a good reason for civic education. We know, for sure, that our people are not informed about their Constitution. Therefore, our main objective in this Motion is that civic education must be renewed to create a new political culture that we have lost since Independence. Another point I would like to mention is that hon. Sen. Anyang’-Nyong’o talked about killing of devolution being related to lack of material support. However, the reason for this kind of Motion is to empower people with knowledge. I would prefer that people are given more knowledge than material. After they have the knowledge of the Constitution, then they are empowered to demand from their leaders. They are also empowered to determine the destiny of this country. After the elections, they allow leaders to lead them anyhow because they do not understand their authority and power. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it will take some time for Kenyans to understand devolution unless we move a Motion of this nature. This will take a long time and we will continue to have the problem we are having since we started working on the new Constitution. The new Constitution is very clear. There is no room for the two Houses or for the people of the county government to collide because it is very clear on who is 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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