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    "content": "continues to feed into the cycle of terrorism if we continue to keep these children out of school. I hope that through our conversations with those who are responsible and in charge, we have had those meetings even as a Senate to make sure that those schools are reopened so that those children can continue to go to school. It was very unfortunate as Sen. Murkomen said that one of the leading international media houses reported that President Obama is not just coming to his father’s homeland, but also to the hotbed of terror. It is important to note that we are also a country of resilience. We have seen the Westgate Mall being reopened, and it just brings Kenyans together. On tweeter, Kenyans have told CNN everything until they have apologized. I hope that we will continue with that spirit of togetherness when the reputation of our country is at stake. We should continue to forge ahead as a nation and be one people at all times. I also hope that our colleagues from the opposition who will have the opportunity to meet President Obama will do their work as the opposition but not to be the ones who will open to the world all the bad things that are happening in our country because as much as they are our big brothers, we will have to solve these problems ourselves. We must face them and deal with them as Kenyans. Madam Temporary Speaker, we should think about the challenges and the things that President Obama has had to undergo for him to be where he is as a black man and a minority in the US. We should also consider issues of gender in leadership which have no place in this time and age where we are saying that there is no space for women in leadership. We are having the debate about the two thirds gender representation in our country.We are doing well in terms of having democratic space but we still have a problem with gender. We should follow the Constitution and what it says. These are things that we should think about and take them up as our responsibilities because we passed the Constitution. The two thirds gender representation is there and we agreed to put all those laws in place. Certain seats should not just be reserved for men. We should continue to encourage what we have gained in the Constitution even as we continue to implement it. As I conclude, it is good to note that President Obama will be visiting Kenyatta University where they have put up a centre of leadership that can nurture young people who would like to venture into leadership. This is something that we can do for ourselves. We should institutionalize the whole aspect of leadership and what it takes to be a leader. You should leave a legacy when your time is up. The leaders who are in place should lead by example. Sometimes the hate comments we see being thrown around are bad. What message are we sending to young people who would like to take up leadership in Kenya? It is important for us to be responsible and also learn how to lead but not just politic for the sake of it. Therefore, Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Motion. We are looking forward to the outcome of the visit. I hope that expectations of Kenyans will be met."
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