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    "content": "that our economy is strong and healthy. I find it wrong that in most cases when things are good, instead of us supporting, we criticize. When we do so, we are not helping ourselves. If something is good, it is good to say so and support it. When we come out and criticize all the time, we will not progress. For example, the idea of giving a heartfelt apology, given by the President has been taken round and round. He came out to say pole to many things that happened. We should accept that and take this country forward. We all need to work cohesively and it is saddening that some of us misunderstand these sentiments. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is worth to pause and imagine that the value of the economy of Kenya of different walks of life derive from such assets in the report. Yesterday as I was coming to this House, I was touched by some colleagues who were saying that land should be surrendered. We are all politicians and we should respect our positions. We know one day that we will all retire. When you retire, you want to leave a legacy behind. I am talking about the first president of this country, the founder member of Kenya. He sacrificed his life for this country. At some point, he had to leave but he cannot leave his children in the streets. That is a legacy. When you talk of the second president surrendering places like Kiptagich Farm and yet it is improving the economy of Kenya, what are we trying to say? Do you want me to say that Kenyans are not getting employed and the economy is not improving? My colleague Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale should come and support initiatives of developing our country. We need to develop the idle parcels of land in this country. We need to improve the economy. We need to respect legacies and also respect those who have led us in the past. As I said, we cannot let families be on the streets. So, when you say you want land to be surrendered and yet people sacrificed their lives, the founder of this nation was jailed but he served and left. So, let us allow them to rest in peace. Let the presidents who have retired rest and let us develop this country with better resources. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to look at the report from the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC). I think there is a cartel that is running this country. When you look at the report, there is a lot which has been said about corruption but it is very disturbing that the report is incomplete, inconsistent and I want to oppose it because I find that it is imperfect. Whoever did it did not do it properly. I remember sometime back, a Mr. Troon was brought. If the EACC is giving the President a report--- I do not support corruption in any way but the report is saying that the cases are still under investigation. Is the EACC expecting the head of state to investigate these cases? The President should be given a report that is complete and ready for action so that we can get rid of corruption in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I urge that this report be discarded and get people who are not biased to do the work and give the country a report which will help us to work without fear and uncertainty. You cannot shake the systems which are in place. In this report, everybody is a suspect. The people who are named here should be investigated and if they are found to have committed no crime, let them go back but we cannot live in a society with fear because people are doing things without proper research. When these things touch families, it is very sad because there are people who are not sure of their future due to an incomplete report. 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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