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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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    "content": "here. Already, we can see things have changed. That means that the “Obama seed” is doing good work. From the moving of this Motion today, the way Hon. Duale presented himself, we are very grateful. It seems that Kenyans are putting into action what President Obama said. One of the critical things that he said is that politics that are based on ethnicity and tribal lines are doomed to fail. It is the highest time that the leadership of this country must look at Kenya in terms of inclusivity. We are not going to practice tribalism because it is likely to tear this country apart. Another critical thing that he talked about is the civil society. He said that the civil society helps in terms of holding the Government accountable as far as the delivery of its mandate is concerned. On the issue of security, I want to congratulate him for saying that he is going to stand with Kenya in the fight against terrorism, which is a global issue. I looked at President Obama and said that everybody has hope. It does not matter what background you come from, but if you work hard with determination, the sky is going to be the limit. I also want to salute His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta for the way he conducted himself, especially on the gay issue. I watched the interview and he responded in a very clever way that did not hurt His Excellency the President of the United States of America. I want to encourage Kenyans to live as brothers and sisters. We should play politics of inclusivity. When it comes to job positions, every Kenyan must be given an equal opportunity. I thank President Obama. At least, he had a chance with the Deputy President. There were so many rumors that were going around and we were worried. But I am happy he recognized that he has come to Kenya and it was a “Government to Government” visit. He had a chance to shake hands with the Deputy President, William Samoei Ruto. The trip was “Government to Government” but, in his wisdom, he had an opportunity to meet the Opposition. I want to thank God for that. The Opposition was very grateful. The critical things that they wanted to raise, President Obama had already raised them. We want to move together. With regards to issues of electoral reforms, I hope the people are listening. We must move forward, so that when 2017 comes, we will have credible elections. In terms of the youth, the youth leadership initiative is very critical as far as skills are concerned. Also, issues of women were addressed. He spoke about US$1 billion. He said that three women and youth entrepreneurship centres are going to be established in Africa; namely, in Kenya, Mali and Zambia. I salute him for that. With regard to the issue of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), I attended and I made some few contacts here and there. This was a very good opportunity. Of course, Kenya has been put on the global map. People now want to see the Kenya that is a hotbed of diverse culture but not a hotbed of whatever the CNN was reporting. Indeed, this is important. The journalists of this country should portray this country in a positive way - as a way of marketing Kenya. On issues of corruption, I do not need to talk much about it because he said it all. He said that corruption is everywhere, but we need to change the culture, so that all of us must rise against corruption. You are aware that we passed the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill last week. Today, my constituents are being harassed by people from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission just because of the amendment we brought here. Is that intimidation or harassment? What do we do? We know that tomorrow, it is going to be a substantive issue that we must discuss. The institutions that are fighting corruption should not 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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