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    "content": "the millions of young people in this country who have no jobs and despite not having jobs, have no hope. Many of them are educated and able. You can imagine the frustrations and the anger that goes through their minds and their lives when they see a few wealthy Members of Parliament zooming in fuel guzzlers and trying to increase their salaries. They get frustrated even though the media at times exaggerates their stories. I know that the current story in the media is not true. I do not think that we are trying to increase our pension. That is the mindset that creates fodder for radicalization in this country. When young people from Majengo in Kamukunji Constituency cannot get an identification card for more than two years because they are told that their parentage cannot be determined because of the professions of their mothers that I will not state, it becomes fodder for radicalization. We must deal with those young people. I am glad that on top of being the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations, I am also the Chairperson of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare and these are not big problems that have come to us. We have tried to bring institutions and proposals in this House and the other House that will help us address the issue of unemployment. We are seeing too much lethargy in Government in implementing. If Government could only implement the incentives proposed by the President on employment of fresh graduates and internship, if the Government could implement the National Employment Authority Act, an Act that I am very proud of, having been its sponsor in the last Parliament, then we will start seeing more hope and transition of our young people from jobless corners to offices and a reduction of crimes. Madam Temporary Speaker, the report by the President notes some of those gangs; the criminal groups that have been existing in Nairobi like the 40 brothers, Gaza, Superpower, some elements of Mungiki and how they are able to deal with them. This is still a threat and we still need to put more resources in the fight against terror and organized criminal groups. We also note the issues on border security that have been highlighted by the President; maritime safety and food security, which I am glad is part of the Big Four Agenda because a country that cannot feed itself should not be proud enough to sit at the table of nations and declare that it is a sovereign a country. He also touched on the matter of refugees. I will not go further into the document of national security for I want to look at the national values and principles of governance and connect it with the highlight of the President’s Speech. People were waiting for two things; the Big Four Agenda and the big one. The Big Four Agenda are those things that the President has committed to achieving in his final term but the real big one was the handshake. The big one was the building of bridges across communities in this country; an initiative by His Excellency the President together with his Government and the Rt. Honourable former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga. Before I get to them, I want to note that the most humbling moment was when the President of the Republic of Kenya chose to say sorry and apologized on his own behalf and on behalf of previous governments. Humility and being able to apologise is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength and there is no greater strength of a leader than being 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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