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    "content": ". The Senate is one of the Houses that have a lot of solomonic wisdom and secondly, the Senate also has all the age groups; both the young and the old. Therefore, this is the melting point of all necessary directions that can be given to this country. I look forward to that. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are many issues affecting the youth although he did not singularly mention them in terms of empowering the youth especially in creating opportunities. I want to call upon the governors at this point that since the President has shown the goodwill to the young people, we expect them also to look at the issues of 30 per cent in terms of youth access to opportunities. We should also stop this culture of giving tenders to young people like supplying water, flowers and toilet papers. This is a clarion call to our governors. As the president is pushing to ensure that youth are becoming the corner stone of transforming this country, I want to also call upon our governors to ensure there is 30 per cent access to opportunities by the young people so that they can be empowered. Another issue in the President’s Address was devolution. In accordance to Chapter 11 Article 174, some of these objects of devolution are to ensure that devolution works for all of us. I look forward as we begin this session of Twelfth Parliament that devolution will no longer work for the governors. I beg your indulgence because, Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have been a governor, therefore, you understand that expectations are high in terms of the expectations that we have. Therefore, I want to agree with the Senator for Meru County, Sen. Linturi that our people need to work. Since the governors have been sworn in and our county assemblies are functioning, I want to call upon them to continue discharging their duties. As a Senator, I want to call upon my colleagues to continue protecting devolution jealously and be dedicated religiously so that we ensure devolution works for our people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Dullo might remember during the last Senate, I presented many petitions at that time that to the Committee that was being chaired her and Sen. Haji. I can see Sen. Kang’ata; there was also immediate former senator, Kembi Gitura who was the Deputy Speaker, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr and many other Senators; they were members of that Committee. I appeared before them and presented that petition to the Committee. I am looking forward also that as we grow devolution, we also create public participation and we let the people understand the role of the Senate going forward so"
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