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    "content": "Kenyans come together when one of us does so well because that should exactly be how we should look at ourselves 365 days in a year. That is what makes us Kenyans. This country has a very long history. As I said before, we have many heroes and heroines. They are the ones who make us what we are. When I was working out of the country, and I had a chance to go to the stadia in Europe to watch our athletes run, there is nothing that gave me as much pride as seeing our athletes. During the Diamond League, I was watching our athletes like David Rudisha and others show the world what athletics is all about. When we raise that flag as Kenyans living in the diaspora to appreciate what David Rudisha and others did, it made us very proud. Therefore, this tells me that our dreams are valid and it is true that our youth should be able to achieve these goals. Mr. Speaker, Sir, lately you have seen our young footballers go to Europe and other places and make a very good show for themselves. They have shown that it can be done. This encourages our youth, like Sen. Lesuuda has said. It is very important for our youth to have role models, that is, people they can look up to. What Ms. Lupita Nyong’o has achieved, I dare say it is a new frontier for this nation. I dare say that it is something that we should seriously think about in encouraging our youth. That is why this Motion is very important. The question that we ask ourselves is this: How can our youth get to that position that Ms. Lupita has now opened up? I would like to thank the local television networks that have, without being pushed by any law, found it important to have local content in the television shows that we see. On Monday evening, I am very happy to be at home to watch Inspector Mwala because I can see he has been acting for a very long time. Because of him and other local content, you find that many young people have become interested. Other shows are like Churchill live and the youth showcase their talents in these shows. This is how we are going to build those other industries. It is not enough to say that the Nigerian movies are not good. People watch them. Why do they watch them? It is because there is a vacuum in our movie industry. Therefore, we must commend and even push legislation, which I think had been tried in 2003 during the Ninth Parliament, to have as a statutory requirement that there should be more local content on television shows in Kenya. We need to create that talent and tell those youth that education is one of the most important tools of trade. It will help them achieve those goals, but not performing as a student does not always shut the doors because one may be talented in other areas, be it athletics, soccer and other things. That is why when you talk about education, where there are many universities and very few polytechnics or middle level colleges, it is time for us to wake up and think of the importance of middle level colleges which are able to absorb those who cannot go to university. It also important for the Ministries that we have or the departments of Government we have to think seriously about the academies that are going to be there; be they academies for soccer like in West Africa, where their young people have gone to Europe and made money out of football. They have started academies in their own countries, therefore, perpetuating the talent of other young people. 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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