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"speaker_name": "Hon. H.K. Njuguna",
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"content": "the fact that Kenya is targeted to be an entrepreneurial nation by the year 2030; this House urges the Government to create a Fund encompassing people of all ages and genders for development of entrepreneurial skills and abilities to wholly address issues of creativity and innovation which are necessary pillars for stimulating economic growth and development. While coming up with this Motion, it is well informed by the fact that out there in the constituencies, this has been a question that has been coming up from men above 35 years of age, particularly in my course of the promotion of the Uwezo Fund. Having gone to other constituencies and interacted with the Members, I am also aware that this is a very nagging question that has been coming up in the various fora with the Members in the entire country. As a way of introduction, this Motion is informed by policies whether legal, social or economic, that this country has formulated in the past by way of perhaps complying with international treaties and regional concerns, so that we are at par with some of these universal declarations and to conform with issues that we need to conform with globally. I would like to give an example of what I am talking about as a way of introduction before I go to the nitty-gritty of my Motion, so that we can, at least, be at par. I will give a very good example of a recent constitutional enactment of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya. We now have a requirement of one-third gender rule in all the formal appointments, even in elective positions. This rule is being implemented but in a way, perhaps, which brings absurdity particularly in issues of elective positions. For instance, in the 2013 elections, we ended up electing about 1,200 members of the county assemblies or thereabout, but because we did not meet the one-third gender rule, we ended up nominating about 800 women as members of the county assemblies. This brings a kind of absurdity. While the intentions are okay, you end up arousing some quiet murmurs which in one way or the other, must be addressed. Take the issue of the push for the welfare of girl-child in this country. It has been such that the boy-child is feeling neglected. While the intentions were okay for the push of the girl-child, the boy-child is now asking: “where am I?” So is the issue of regional balancing and marginalization where now we are saying, “as much as we are talking about ethnic and regional balancing, this policy might be working against the big tribes because their numbers are not being taken into account in appointments”. This Motion is addressing such concerns. The issue of youth and women has been addressed in this country. For example, in the recent two decades or thereabout, we have come up with funds like the Kazi kwa Vijana Fund to address the issue of unemployment of the youth. We have come up with the Youth Enterprise Development Fund, again to address the concern for youth. We have the Women Enterprise Fund, again, to address affirmative action on the issue of women. We have the recent one, the Uwezo Fund, which we are currently implementing across the country. The concern has been that we want to correct certain historical injustices, either social or economic. We want to harmonize growth in the entire economy. I would want to applaud these initiatives, but it is time to audit them. A time comes when the same should be audited. They are well intentioned, but in the course of selling them like the Uwezo Fund, we are meeting challenges. This is because men above 35 years old are asking us: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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