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    "content": "expensive. Therefore, we must have a proper insurance scheme that is affordable to every Kenyan. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regard to the issue of old age, I am glad old people are getting some support from the Government. I would like to encourage that. I thank the Government for spearheading that initiative. Some old people are also supported by development partners. However, this must be properly structured and done in a transparent way so that our people benefit from it. . The other issue is with regard to security. The President, in is his Speech, said that we are safer than before. It is true, but it is relative because we are still not fully safe. I know that there are a lot of problems and issues that need to be dealt with. We have security problems within our regions and borders. Yes, we are okay internally, but we are not living on an island. Kenya has been an island of peace in the region which has been turbulent for many years. Up to now, Somalia is unstable. The Al Shabaab from Somalia are causing havoc in our region. We all know northern Kenya has a lot of problems because of them. We remember the issue of teachers in our region. Therefore, the issue of security must be taken seriously. I thank our security forces for doing their best. However, a lot of work still needs to be done. Security is the responsibility of all of us. It begins with you and me. We must all be security conscious. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other issue that the President talked about is regional peace. Our efforts in Somalia and South Sudan are bearing some fruits. Ethiopia is also having a few problems. We, as a country, will continue to invest in peace in the region. This is because we cannot be safe on our own if our neighbours are unsafe. We have really strengthened the East African Community (EAC). It is now doing what the founding fathers thought about it at the beginning before it collapsed in 1977. We have now brought it back and, at least, now we have free movement of persons. I thank the President for allowing East Africans to move freely in the region. However, we want the other countries to reciprocate so that our people can move freely and do business there. Regarding the handshake, I am happy that the two leaders came together and dampened the atmosphere which was so bad in terms of security. Kenyans are now interacting freely with one another. We have all seen what a handshake of the two leaders has done to this country. It is true that Kenya’s problems today are the leaders themselves; it is we who are leading Kenyans into difficulties. If leaders agree on what we want to do, the country will move forward. In fact, not all of us can be in one position at the same time. We would like to give Kenyans the best. Going forward, we should not too many things from the handshake. Already we have started reading too much politics around it. We should not try to outsmart one another, but see what is best for this country. If there is need to adjust things here and there, let us do so without trying to have people in mind. It is very unfortunate that when we tried to review the Constitution some time back, this was being done with some people in mind. Unless we remove these persons in mind, that can be dangerous. Going forward, the two leaders shook hands, but the people who have been entrusted in spearheading the whole process, let them come up with something good which will be beneficial to all of us, as Kenyans. 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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