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    "content": "There is no harm if it is just a day or two of travel where we take some of our people; we pick elders from some of these communities, put them in a bus, take them all the way to go and see the havoc that was caused 20 years ago. They will also see that, that country has come back to her feet and they are no longer fighting themselves. Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, indeed the President of the Senate of Rwanda also mentioned to us about the role of the national Parliament – in which case here in Kenya, it is the role of the Senate and the National Assembly – on how each of us should complement and make laws that can move this country forward, just like they have also done theirs. He spoke about the role of the national Parliament at the national level and at the community level – in our case, we have at the county level – and the fact that we need to have our community members and citizens trusting one another. There is a problem that is emerging in Kenya where people are running after land instead of honouring one another. You will find a brother rising up against another one just because of land. What have these other countries done that, now, they worship one another and honour one another instead of fighting for the land that we see around? On integration of our people, we have gone into counties, but what lessons can we learn from Rwanda? We have learnt that we should integrate people of various counties. Look at the employment spree being conducted by every county; if you go to some counties, 80 per cent to 90 per cent or even 100 per cent in some counties is purely composed of local people who speak the same vernacular. I do not know how they conduct business; you may find things being done in the same language because the other people from the other communities do not exist. We may need to follow up on this issue and see, as legislators here, how we can bring up clauses that ensure that a Pokot can be employed in Kiambu; such that his or her slot must exist. Somehow, I do not know; we are 42 tribes. Can those people be given their slots – 42 slots in every county as a minimum? The reason I am saying this is because I know that counties have not less than 100 employees in every county as at now. In fact, for the county assemblies, they are not less than 100; what about the county executive and the county itself? If we come up with a law that dictates as such, even if you are not a resident of that county, you can be assured of employment. How lovely it would be when we have somebody from my county working in Lamu for the simple reason that their share and slot exists! In the years to come, if we go in that direction, we may find some serious integration because when people go to visit their kith and kin, and so on, and so forth, we may have this kind of blend that we saw in Rwanda. Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, the President of the Senate also talked about the fact that the Rwandese are realistic about the challenges that lie ahead in their country and in their region. We, in Kenya, must also think about that. He also talked about the need to advance regional integration and, in the same vein, that as a people and as 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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