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    "content": "strength as years go by. At this point, we ought to encourage our governors to ensure that all the funding that goes to counties is put to good use so that our people get value for the money received. Recently, I visited Australia. It was interesting. I met a number of people who admired what we do in our country. They said, “Do you come from Kenya, a country with one of the most progressive Constitutions?” I realised that this Constitution that gave birth to devolution should be cherished. For that particular reason, we in the Senate are supposed to oversight devolution to ensure that it surely succeeds. In line with this, there was the issue of Huduma Centres. In the President’s Speech during the Devolution Conference, he mentioned that even the county governments should use those centres to showcase some of the things that are there. They should also encourage the youths to apply for jobs there. We have to realise that just before Huduma Centres were put up, it was a nightmare obtaining just a simple National Identification Card (ID). Everybody had to come to Nairobi to obtain a KRA PIN or a certificate to do some small business. I am sure Huduma Centres will go a long way in ensuring that even shops are provided for our youth, and therefore, services are provided in the most efficient ways. In the same note, I wish to also encourage the governors to make use of these very special centres so that all our youths will be informed of any job vacancies in the counties. Also, if there is any other form of advertisement, they ought to go to those particular Huduma Centres. Another very special message that was passed by the President was the issue of following up on stolen funds or rather goods that were obtained through illegal means. He sent a message to all and sundry that it is no longer business as usual in Kenya. Corruption has discouraged investors and brought down institutions in this country. At times, we would have very good ideas on paper and even money is allocated but then at the end of it all, we are only told that there was money allocated, for example, for this road or institution but then there is nothing to show for it. Once again, recently when I was in Australia, I realised that people in that country would really want to contribute something to their country; even the very old people said that at the end of the year, they must ask themselves what they have done for their country. As Sen. Olekina said, nobody in that country wants to take something beyond what belongs to them. In this case, if we embrace this direction even in our small ways as leaders, we will get there. We will realise in due course that it will spur the economy because everybody would want to come to a country where there is integrity and where one is not asked to pay for free services. I also challenge each and every institution to ensure that they have made the best use of management information systems so that we can net those people who all the time want to use graft or encourage corruption in their institutions. Another important point in the President’s Speech is health. It has been mentioned at length by my colleagues but I would like to say that healthy people will lead to healthy economies. We cannot talk about a healthy economy in this country without having healthy people. In the past, it used to be a nightmare obtaining ARVs. When ARVs were 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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