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    "content": "aside their political differences, forget about themselves and rather think about the people of this country. The two leaders decided to put aside their own issues for the purposes of this country. The President said that they felt that the nation is bigger than them. Kenya is bigger than all of us. Those statements were so strong that we cannot forget them as Kenyans. I was very impressed when the President reminded us that devolution is not a baby any more. I can remember all these as is it was said one or two hours ago. We keep talking about devolution but the President told us that devolution is not a baby and we have to grow above devolution. He said that devolution is supposed to be a tool to be used to deliver to Kenyans. He was very clear in his Address. When one gives birth to a baby, we say that they have a bouncing baby but the baby begins to crawl, walk and then he becomes a child. When the baby becomes a child, he will begin working for you and one will send him here and there. The inference that I am making is based on the Presidential Address. Devolution is now a child, thus it is a tool for us, leaders, to use to benefit the people of this Republic. It is constitutional to demand services delivered to our people. That is the beauty of devolution. When services are taken to the ground, everyone will enjoy the beauty of devolution, and everyone will have a stake in this nation. I want to commend the President for saying that we have to go above talking of devolution; instead, we have to use it as a tool that will help us get mileage and serve the people of Kenya. The President encouraged all the leaders to embrace commitment and a desire to serve the people of this country and that means something to us, leaders. When it comes to leadership, let us be servant leaders. Let us be there to serve the people of this Republic because they are looking at us to see what we are doing as leaders. They are banking on us. We are their eyes and we have to go by what the President told us; serve with commitment because we are servants. From the Presidential Address, it was very clear that we have to be together to fight corruption. We will not go far as a country in our fight against corruption if we are not united. It is a menace that we have to get rid of. This has to start with us, leaders. It will be possible for us to champion the fight against corruption the moment when we will declare that Kenya is a corruption free country. It was clear in the President’s Address that we have to win the trust of our people. We cannot win the trust of our people if we are corrupt. It is important that we become sincere, honest and selfless for people to trust us. When people trust in us, then we can build the bridges. The President talked of building bridges many times. We cannot build bridges if people do not trust us. The President clearly talked of building bridges because he knows and we know very well that if you burn a bridge and you want to cross over, you may want to go back and use the same bridge that you have already burnt. So, the President has called on us to ensure that we build the bridges and do not burn them. As leaders, we have a duty to do that for the sake of the citizens of this country. When we embrace what the President told us, there is going to be peace and unity. The President said that it was not possible for us to embrace peace last year because of what was happening in the country. That is why the two leaders, the Rt. (Hon.) Raila 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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