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    "content": "thinking and coming up with such a Bill. This proves that we need fresh blood. The young people are looking at leadership with different lenses. The Bill enables the implementation of Article 43 just as the Reproductive Health Care Bill which I presented to the Senate and is still pending. It deals with the economic and social status of Wanjiku. Article 43(1)(a) of the Constitution states:- “Every person has the right— ( a ) to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services, including reproductive health care;” Any State that upholds these basic rights definitely cares about the welfare of its citizens. As we know, a healthy nation is a wealthy nation. When citizens take care of their health and have access to proper and adequate housing and freedom from hunger, clean and safe water, plus education, it means that you are headed to the right direction. Within no time, Kenya can become one of the most developed countries in the world like other super powers because we will get out of poverty line. The habit of always seeking donor funds due to high level of poverty will be a thing of the past. Once the Bill is enacted; it will ensure that people have adequate housing. It is very pathetic when you visit slums like Kibera and Mathare where we have our family, friends and constituents. When you visit such places, you find people living in very deplorable conditions, yet Kenya is not as poor as other States. We have seen other States with limited resources. For example, Turkey has done wonderful jobs with the limited resources. The money is given, utilized to the latter on what it was budgeted for and accounted for. They are very clean and happy people. Even their values matter. Everybody must be fit. When estates are built, there are foot paths even within the low housing areas. There are also gyms which are built for children. In fact, anybody can walk in. Gyms are things that many people cannot afford; they are out in the field. Those people are fit at a little cost or nothing at all. Kenya is a signatory to many international instruments. Kenya has ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Why has the country not made good steps to ensure that its citizens are well taken care of as per what they had signed for? Article 2 of the same international instrument says: - “Each party State to the present covenant undertakes to take steps individually, and through international assistance and cooperation, especially, economic and technical, to the maximum of its available resources with a view to achieving progressively, the full realization of the rights recognized in the present covenant by all appropriate means.” From 1972 to date, we celebrate when this international people, like when President Obama was a Senator, he went there. Any international person who comes to Kenya---- Kenya has the largest slum called Kibera in the world. This is an embarrassing situation. When you visit other counties, like Baringo, Turkana and other ASAL areas, people are starving. There is no water or food. Why is this the case? Where are our priorities? 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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