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    "content": "When you look at the EAC today, you will appreciate the work that Kenya has done. The hostility that our Kenyan brothers and sisters are facing in some EAC countries is very high. Indeed, as leaders, we need to ask ourselves, as we move on to the EAC, knowing that we have a very aggressive and intelligent human resource, how we will ensure that there is cohesion for the sake of their survival? It is also kind to say that the Rwandese Government has stood with Kenya in terms of appreciating our expertise in our education, banking and immigration systems. Their systems have taken place because of our Kenyan brothers who went there to support them. We also want to thank the Rwandese people. Today, in Kenya, we face a dilemma with our young people in term of values; the same thing that our parents are suffering. Young people do not care about their parents. They abuse, rape and this has eroded our African culture. However, we have countries that we can still go back and borrow and look at what they are doing so that we help our young people to move to the next level so that they defend their country. I had an opportunity to go to Rwanda. If you go there, you see the police and appreciate that, indeed, there is patriotism. This is because of their history and where they are coming from. We must appreciate that the history has helped them to shape and understand that they need each other and they also need to move on. When we talk about human rights, we also need to ask ourselves where our brothers are coming from and, whether the colonial systems that divided Rwanda and Burundi did them justice. Burundi was part of Rwanda and there is no difference. These people are the same. They are Tutsis and Hutus. We must appreciate our Pan Africanism that we have as Kenyans. We must look at East Africa and see how we can have homegrown solutions to some of the challenges that we face. In Europe, people do not face challenges of ethnicity as we do in Africa. In Africa, we appreciate our culture and diversity. Therefore, we need to know that we have many opportunities to learn from each other. In the address, the President goes on to talk about how he will open up economic trade. As much as we may say this does not matter so much, it matters. This is the only relationship you will have with your brother in Rwanda. There will always be something that you are buying from each other that will make you start speaking and bring you together. In terms of language, you will find that we are very different. When you look at our Tanzanian counterparts, you will see that the Kiswahili bonds us together. Rwanda has also taught us that you can come back from the Francophone side, go to English and even move further to Kiswahili. They want to bond and to be closer to us. Kenya is the power of the economic beasts. Kenya is the country that would lose much in the economic base. We are the ones who export things to Rwanda and Uganda. Many European countries have been saying that we are faced with insecurity. However, I have seen new hotels coming up in Riverside like the Bluesands, Roadsands and other serious hotels which are international. There are people who are taking advantage of that insecurity. However, we are the gateway that opens up for the rest of Africa. We must ask ourselves if the rest of the countries appreciate what we have done. We have done a lot for other countries. If we go towards bringing our country down, do we have 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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