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    "content": "spoke volumes for our children and the entire world; that Kenya is a country which respects itself and its institutions. Secondly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, what was very profound is the fact that our President laid out key strategic areas of peace and security in the country. He also laid out key strategic actions for those key areas. Sen. Mugo has just explained to us and I do not want to belabor it, because it felt like – I cannot say that she stole my words; I am the one who is stealing her thoughts – but she spoke to the peace and prosperity of our country. What is very sad is the fact that in this House, we have empty seats on the other side because people have chosen the path that is disruptive to that peace and security. Politics of mayhem have no place in modern civilizations. They should be here in this House debating and using the constitutional and statutory tools that are available to make our country great. But, of course, the choice is theirs and we respect their choice. That said, the fact that in his first speech for his second term, the President chose to speak about these strategic areas for our country; areas of peace and security, which was profound. This is something that makes me proud as a Kenyan; that we have somebody who understands strategy and governance of a nation. With him we can go far. I know that in the recent past, Kenya has been rated as a middle income country; but the sky is the limit with that kind of leadership. For that reason, I am very proud as a Kenyan and as a Jubilee affiliated party member. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the third thing that was really profound in the President’s speech is his focus and support of diversity and inclusiveness in the governance and in the economy of our country. He spoke to the issue of the youth and women, the identities of which I bear. Therefore, I support and I am proud that my President spoke to those identities and everybody else that shares those identities was very proud of that speech. Bear in mind that this country’s population is largely youth and women. Half of the population or slightly more is women while 65 to 70 per cent is youth. If those two constituencies are added up, you can imagine that this is the whole country. The fact that he prioritized these constituencies in his first speech is really profound and amazing because it elevated the issues of women and youth, not just to some token and activities downstream, but to key strategic areas of focus for our country. By doing so, he has put it way up there with peace, security and other key strategic areas of focus for our country. If there is one President who has elevated women and the youth, it is our President, because it is the first thing that he spoke to as the President- elect. The fourth issue that I would like to mention is about the nullification of the reelection of President Uhuru Kenyatta by the Supreme Court. I am saddened as a Kenyan. The reason why I did not contribute in the initial debate is because I was waiting for the full ruling of the Supreme Court. I thought that there may be just something credible that we might find in the ruling; something that, perhaps, we could say well, as much as we had the numbers, perhaps this is significant for nullifying a presidential election. I have read the ruling from cover to cover and I have not seen that. I have read the dissenting voices and the majority ruling, but I have not seen anything beyond rules that should have nullified a presidential election. Rules, of course are useful – I am not rubbishing rules – however, in complex systems such as an election of a president, rules are useful as standard operating"
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