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    "content": "When a traffic officer who is in charge of a highway takes bribe and does not realize that the minute an overloaded vehicle rolls a few kilometres ahead, people end up losing lives---. If we do not encourage such conversations, intrinsically as a people, and ask ourselves critical questions and realize that when an office has been entrusted to you, then we should have integrity. I would like to laud the efforts by the President for speaking openly about corruption. He has shown the way by saying that we, as a people, need to be honest with ourselves and realize that we have a country to build. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on matters of health, worthy of notice is the programme of the leased medical equipment that is being send to the counties. I appreciate and commend the Jubilee Administration for that programme. I witnessed this first hand because I have been to Kericho District Hospital. It has a new renal unit and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds, courtesy of this programme. We used to travel many kilometres to Eldoret or Nairobi for some of these services that we are now receiving at home, thanks to the ingenious programme courtesy of the national Government. I must commend the people who thought out that programme. I believe that it was well thought out, and I commend the President for leading such an effort. I must also address myself to the issue of energy. I am delighted by the fact that many primary and secondary schools have now been connected with electricity. It is worthy to note that half of what was done in terms of electricity connection in the last 50 years, the Jubilee Administration has been able to achieve it in the last three years. This is something that we cannot gainsay and move so much about it. I appreciate the facts that children can now stay in school late into the night to study. On matters devolution, I take note that we, as Senators, the President challenged us that we are the institution and the body that is mandated to provide oversight role to counties. He reminded us that we, as Senators, have to question what has been done by the Kshs1trillion that has been sent to the counties. How has that money changed the life of the villagers in all the sub counties? As the Senator for Kericho County, it is my duty to ensure that the public is trained and understand their role. Although we have devolved a lot of resources to the counties, constitutionally, we are supposed to receive 15 per cent. The president could have as well chosen to devolve only 15 per cent to the counties. However, the fact that we have sent colossal amounts of money to undertake development projects in the villages is worth noting of his administration and support for devolution. As Senators, we have to play our rightful role and ensure that this programme succeeds. I could go on and on but in all sincerity and honesty, this is one of the best Presidential Addresses that I have ever listened to. I am happy; maybe it could be the effect of listening to it live as opposed to other times where I watched it on television. However, I appreciate the President for elaborating on his programmes and what he has done. In addition, I remember the solemn moment when we reflected on the duty of our defence forces, including, those who have lost their lives while protecting this country. We have to appreciate them even more than that minute of silence, where the President led us into paying tribute to these soldiers who sacrificed their lives; they wake up each day to defend this country. We do not celebrate them well enough. 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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