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    "content": "That tells you that even the world has a lot to admire from Kenya. That is why it is easy for us that once we get to those conventions, they are easily elected and respected from the global observers. I laud the team which represented us. I also thank those who drafted this Report. I also thank the participants for not letting us down. I congratulate those who were elected. This Convention is one of the high profiled conventions in the world in the Inter- parliamentary Union. Various parliaments have to gather to a consortium to discuss about parliaments of the world and come up with a way forward. If a parliament likes ours and others can gather, I am sure what they will come up with an important document, hence its significance. We are talking of the global brains having gathered in Lusaka and Geneva under the umbrella of the IPU. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is an important document. Since it has been sung to us- I have read it partially- I have seen the kind of deliberations which these members discussed. These deliberations are global. They aim at improving and strengthening democracy. They discussed issues like terrorism. Unfortunately, while they were meeting in Geneva, there was terrorism in Brussels and Belgium. So, you realise that this is something that is trying to give a warning to terrorist groups. It is a meeting which is held to discuss the benefits of peace and what the world should be. In the absence of this meeting, we find the world facing doom. More so, the IPU founded in 1880s and coming almost 100 years after the American War of Independence of 4th July, 1776 and the French Revolution of 1889, this tries to capture the problems that we have in the world. These are things that can ail any country because they caused those countries to go to war and eventually led to revolutions. So, this is a warning by international communities. We should keep off some of the bad things and maintain true democracy as spelt out clearly in this document. Therefore, I support this document and the people who attended the meeting on our behalf. It is important for us to find out what we can do as a country. We need to know what particular issues that we need to observe in this document so that we fit into the global perspective. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I need to stress that if we were do what this document is asking us to do, we will revert to the position we were in 1974 as we were told by Sen. (Dr.) G. G. Kariuki, the Senator for Laikipia. He said that when he was a Minister, Kenya was giving out loans to Malaysia and Philippines, and that is true. However, due to many other factors which are condemned in this document, Kenya cannot be compared with Malaysia. I have been to Malaysia, Philippines and Korea. Some of the countries that are said to have been very backward in South-East Asia now tell a different story from what we can tell. We are backward because of the problems that we face and create in this country. The problems are compounded to the extent that we cannot move. Our democracy does not allow us to be steady or do what we are supposed to do. It also does not allow us to be industrial because we are faced with problems that are spelt out here. Terrorism is well documented in this document. They addressed the problem of terrorism and said that it is here to stay. In fact, we have many problems. Our hotel industry in the coast region and even in the whole Republic is in ruins because of increased acts of terrorism. We can solve the problems facing us as set in the global conventions in Geneva and Lusaka. This is what Kenya should aim at. I am, therefore, 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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