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    "content": "building committee and the sort of person they should be. One, they should be persons who should not instigate the communities. Two, they should encourage the participation of the target community. They should encourage public participation across key communities, in a case where one community is the point of intercession with another community. In a case where we have more than two or three communities, there should be intercession with those various communities, so that they read from the same page. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we always talk about dialogue and its importance. This is what this peace keeping initiative and keeping everybody engaged is all about. When people are able to talk about issues, they realise that the differences among them are not as big as they imagine them to be. This is the culture that we want to encourage in Kenya; the culture of dialogue, sharing and saying that we have only one Kenya that is irreplaceable. We need to look at the harmful practices and the biases that for so long have played in a stereotypical way, either within the media, cultural set ups or some of the resolutions that make a difference. I remember sometime back when we had educational initiatives that allowed us to go to different schools. We shared experiences with other members from other communities and learnt to live with each other. This bias creates harmful behaviour that brings inter-conflict which creates a bigger problem. The commission will also maintain a register of all peacemaking projects within the county. This is already happening. There is a register of most of the peacemaking meetings that they have had, but they will also come up with specific projects over time and in a sustained manner that will also be written out and evaluated over time, to ensure that they are following across a particular board and doing what is expected to be done. We continue to talk about the peace, statements, schedule of activities and timeframe which are critical, as articulated in Clause 36 (d). There will be a specific way in which the data will be put; in a prescribed manner. Timeframes, objectives that need to be attained and how they will be attained, indicators of how they will be attained have been taken into consideration, so that these deliverables are clear. When these deliverables have been attained, they can be put out there for people to understand them. This particular amendment also talks about the specific roles for the specific commissioners. This will also help this commission to counteract and do its work more effectively. The amendment also gives a chance to this commission to disapprove any peacemaking project if it seems to be imposed on specific communities or any other reasons that the commission might feel that it is a project that might not enhance the peace. Overall, it will be up to the commission to initiate projects within the communities; but once these are brought on board, there will be a vetting system. This will ensure that the projects the commission will engage will be vetted and lead to making specific decisions. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the amendments continue on and on. It is all about empowering this commission, not only to be effective as we move towards elections, but to also be well grounded in a process so that, continually, we can have this narrative of peace. As we move towards elections, more organisations are coming up with initiatives of peace. All these are scattered because various people come up with different agendas. This is will help in the streamlining of this process, so that some of these projects can be 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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