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    "content": "by us shaking hands and taking tea with hon. Sakaja and think it is water under the bridge, this will be a lie. We need to have a situation whereby healing comes from the grassroots. We need a youth in Murang’a to forgive and forget the deeds by a youth in Kondele. We need a youth in Amalemba Market in Kakamega to forgive a youth in Kayole in Nairobi. We fought on tribal lines. We need to have a platform whereby these youths and women sit and discuss matters unity. The issue of us assuming that the unity of this country will be achieved by the leaders shaking hands and posing for photos to depict unity, we are lying to each other. As I encourage and support the handshake, as leaders, we need to walk our talk. We need to ensure that on Sunday I go to Murang’a County and join my brother in a church service and talk to the people of Murang’a. I invite Hon. Abshiro to come to Kakamega, talk to the women of Kakamega and spread the gospel of the handshake. Recently, we saw the two leaders, His Excellency the President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga form a Committee that would ensure an end to divisive politics. Unfortunately, that Committee was not inclusive. I was sad that Committee did not include the real players of the post-election violence. We all know that the youth of this country barricaded the roads. We are the ones who were throwing stones to each other and shed blood because of defending our political parties and positions. It is sad that the youth are not in that Committee. How then would you talk about wanting to build bridges to secure a brighter future for this country and the players or stakeholders of the future are not included in such talks? I still insist on this Floor that we should give the youth of this country an opportunity to sit on that Table and discuss matters unity, cohesion and integration. Failure to do this we shall be putting on wooden spectacles. We shall be lying to ourselves that we are building a country and yet the real people whose resolutions of that Committee will affect are not part of that Committee. I thank the Chairperson of the Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association, Hon. Sakaja, who together with young parliamentarians has started an initiative to ensure that we take part as the youth of this country in ensuring that unity is achieved. On the first day of the Legislative Summit, we will meet all the young MCAs. We will start a conversation of young leaders to ensure that we take part in any conversation and decision as part of the future of this country. At the same time, I would like to highlight what the President said on the issue of the 4.9 per cent GDP growth. Truth be told, this is academic because at the grassroots the unemployment rate is high. Many people are living below the poverty line. I would like the Jubilee Government to be practical when it comes to ensuring that the youth have opportunities and improve their value in life. It is sad for a youth to apply for a job and at the end of the day, there are so many obstacles that he or she will encounter. First, he or she will be required to have the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) certificate which costs about Kshs300. Then they will require a certificate of good conduct. That already is a perception that the youth is a criminal even before he or she asks for a job. That certificate costs Kshs1,000. He or she will also be required to show a clearance letter from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) which costs Kshs1,000. At the end of the day, that youth spends almost Kshs5,000 just to access an interview. If 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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