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    "id": 575151,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) T.G. Ali",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Tiyah Galgalo Ali",
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    "content": "Thank you. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support Sessional Paper No.9 of 2013 on National Cohesion and Integration. If, for example, we do not pass this Paper, ethnicity and tribalism will bring down this country. That is why we need to support it. We do not have a proper policy to ensure that we have equal opportunities for everybody and there is proper resource allocation to the different parts of this country. This Sessional Paper will cure that problem. We have devolution and 47 counties, but what is emerging is that many of the counties are practicing the same things that we have complained about at the national level. The majority tribes or clans in different counties are the ones that are getting jobs in counties. Even after devolution, some of the areas that were marginalised are receiving the lowest amounts. Examples are Isiolo, Lamu and others. These areas have been marginalised over the years, but still, they are receiving little funding. We need to invest in this policy and ensure that it is fully implemented. It will be a big problem if we pass policies especially this one but fail to implement them. This policy must receive enough resources, so that we can have Kenya that we have always wanted. Many a times when there are crisis in this country, Kenyans stand with each other. We have had initiatives like “Kenyans for Kenyans”. During disasters like drought and Kenyans are starving, Kenyans come together. That is the spirit that we want to see in this country. Let us not just stand together when there are difficulties. We should stand together at all times. It is high time that we cultivated brotherhood, sisterhood and patriotism in our country because this country belongs to all of us. We do not have any other place to go. It is important that this policy is passed so that we have a good country where we have a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. I remember when I was a teacher 13 years ago we used to have the quota system for those who would go to national schools. During that time, some of us had an opportunity of mixing with other Kenyans. We were able to learn languages that we might not have learnt if we stayed in our respective areas. 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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