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    "content": "because it is by doing so that we give effect to the dreams, aspirations and goals of the nationalist covenant. We have had disagreements on the direction the country is heading. We have had alternative views, especially from the Opposition and other players. However, as the President said, whatever disagreements of opinion we have must be processed in a manner that gives decorum to our nation and its institutions. You may not love your leaders but you must love your country and the institutions that represent the authority and sovereignty of the people of Kenya. Any alternative views we must give should be given, as I have said, with decorum and only one objective; namely, to make our nation better and secondly, ensure that those views help us realise the aspirations and goals of the Nationalist Covenant. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to say that the second part of the President’s Speech after he highlighted the objectives of our Founding Fathers and why we need to be committed, be nationalistic and honour our country above all things; we must honour our soldiers, the Judiciary, the Presidency, our county governments and our legislature. That is why it is unfortunate for a legislator who has all the time to contribute on a matter like this; the Presidential Address, to use other methods; extralegal, extra legislative methods to express themselves. It belittles the dignity of this House and Parliament. The second part – I think the President did this deliberately – you first deal with the software that creates a nation before you talk about brick and mortar; the hardware. It does not matter; you can build railways, roads and all manner of sophisticated infrastructure but if you do not have people who believe in the nation, a country that is united, self-respect and nationalism; then, that entire infrastructure can come tumbling down. This country must be reminded of countries that had gone very far development- wise even on this continent but were brought to ruins by lack of cohesion and civil strife. Sierra Leone is an example. Another example is Cote D’Ivoire; a very prosperous African country but for the last 20 years, all that they had built has been brought to naught because of lack of nationalism and the ideals of nation building. In addition, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the second part of the Speech deals with the things the Jubilee Administration has done in the last one year. I will not enumerate them one by one. However, I can say as follows: In the aspect of security, we have procured 3,000 vehicles to assist police officers to enforce the law. Every village, regardless of which part of the country you go to today, you will find a new police car; not just the regular police, you will find an Administration Police car. That process is ongoing. The time Jubilee took power in 2013; many police stations across the country were rendered ineffective because of lack of transport. That is an area that this Government has done its best to ensure that our citizens are safe and protected. The Jubilee Administration has also procured life insurance protection for our disciplined forces because they risk a lot. When they die; considering many of them are young people with young families, it is true you cannot replace the loss of life of a person who has died defending their country or protecting other people, but it is also true that they have families. They have spouses and children. Most of them are young families. Therefore, this life insurance will assist the families of the deceased officers to cope with 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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