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    "content": "to put tiles in your house, you may even go up to Kisumu to get one. If you want somebody to do some terrazzo, you will have to go and get a very old man in Machakos or Kitui to train others how to do the job. Let us encourage the NYS to continue offering those courses that support the usual works we go through in life. It is also good to commend some of the colleges which have tried to instill discipline to our youth by requiring them to go and perform some social work after some semester. I commend the graduates and the management of Strathmore University where they make sure that their students are involved social work. They make sure that they serve those who are very disadvantaged in one way or the other. This is so that they can understand that life is not just where you will expect plenty and everything to be running well, but where you can go and find that we should stand with the very weak and needy. Also, in some situations, they are made to think and become responsible citizens. In terms of recruitment, I echo the sentiments of other Senators. I think it is good if the distribution is well. For example, I know that that from tomorrow, there are a lot of recruitments for the NYS and other security departments like the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). There are some counties and areas that are disadvantaged. Currently, the way the recruitment is done is through the districts. Madam Temporary Speaker, we know very well that up to now some of the districts are serving more than one constituency. Out of that, you find that at least those that are serving more than one constituency are disadvantaged. Those are districts and also constituencies. They take a big portion of the intake. Madam Temporary Speaker, the management of the NYS should try as much as possible to have the distribution depending on the counties we have, taking into consideration, the regional balance and also the tribal factor, so that we can make sure that each and every sector or person is catered for. We remember very well of the old NYS, which at one point was even in the transport business. Currently, we are trying to suggest that we use our NYS in the cleaning services. In other areas, they will be paid. As we do that, let us also try to remember that, at one time, we did some business through the same department. We can see whether it is viable or not. That time, we failed. Where did we fail? I am sure that if we do that, we will make sure whatever we are doing, we will do it perfectly and correctly. I also believe that the NYS was having a lot of property in terms of land. It is in order if the Ministry in charge can make sure that in case there were grabbers who ended up putting their hands into those properties, then they should be followed up so that we can instill more energy and make sure that we build what we have. I want to congratulate, Sen. Elachi, for the good job of bringing this Bill. 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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