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"content": "When we voted for the Motion last year, 38 counties supported it. We are hoping that as we do the amendment, we will have the whole Senate supporting them so that when we send it to the National Assembly. Hon. Members there will agree that we are, indeed, doing something noble by moving the young people – as we promised when we were doing the campaigns - to a better environment where we can create for them employment and ensure that they feel proud of their country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to remind the Senate of the former President Moi’s time. You remember every one would want to employ any young person who had come from the NYS. They were the best mechanics that we had. I remember they were the ones who used to drive the Kenya Bus Service vehicles. I remember in the 1980s, the Dutch Government gave donations to the institution because they realized that it is an institution which believed in discipline. To date, we have even lost respect for our security officers. That is why we can kill our policemen because we have lost our values. This Senate should get more worried when such events occur. I was keen on the way the US citizens were voting. I could see the critical issues that they are raising for the Senate. When I look at our Senate, I see people who have toiled for this country. I do not think any of them is about to put this country into trouble. I know their joy would be to see this country move to greater heights. The courses that are being taken at the NYS include plumbing, mechanical engineering, agro-business, construction, plant mechanics, hospitality, fashion, dress making, enterprise and technology. These are serious courses which call for us to embrace the institution and even enroll our children there. We used to get the VIP drivers, personal assistants and security guards from the NYS. Now that we have few police officers, we could hire some of these youth. We can only appreciate this country if we have peace and stability. Young men and women should volunteer to protect their country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Constitution defines youth as all individuals in the Republic who have attained 18 years, but have not attained 35 years. It is estimated that the youth form 70 per cent of our population. Even in 2015, the youth will still be many. In the 1980s, there was one challenge we faced. While the population was increasing, we did not look at the mechanisms to ensure that we are able to take care of them as they move to the next level. That is why today we are facing a lot of challenges from the youth. I hope that we are building an institution that will thrive, not just within the Jubilee Government, but beyond the Jubilee Government. That is his wish as the President, that whatever he is doing today will move beyond to 2050. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Government is also bringing in the free secondary education. This is a very noble idea. However, this will result in a high number of young people leaving primary schools to join secondary schools. Therefore, we must start preparing this institution to take that responsibility long before we start having challenges of what to do with the young people who have finished Form Four. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the issue of insecurity is one of the biggest challenges that we have. I appreciate that it is not just a challenge of the Jubilee Government, but one that the country is currently facing. Security issues are not about 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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