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    "content": "shift where we have prosperity propelling politics. This is where when you serve the people. You do not look at the individual, but you look at what would accrue for the present and the future. Madam Temporary Speaker, we all know that we have twinned two things – ethnicity and politics. In fact, that also connects with our economy. If you look at the cost of our electioneering period, whatever grievances that arise thereof and the cost to the economy, it cannot be equated to the retirement benefits. Some of these agitations primarily emanate from lack of this very provisions. If you have already served in a position and you are thrown into the wilderness, will you not have grievances and you have people following you? You will mobilize them so that they can actually ask for your rights. That does not augur well for business or for the progress for this country. This is a very important moment of reckoning. We, as the legislators, certainly cannot legislate character. However, in the spirit of objectivity and nationhood, we must not also be blinded by personality politics. We must not say: “Since this is benefitting so and so, I will oppose it.” As leaders, we owe it to this country to rise above our own personal proclivities and become the statesmen that we are, so that we can speak not only to the present but also to the future this country. I am persuaded that we are going to pass this Bill and if it has any contestations whatsoever, we shall use the positive aspects of bicameralism to resolve whatever that would arise rather than just saying that: “It is a money Bill that has emanated from the Senate and, therefore, it is not the purview of the Senate.” Madam Temporary Speaker, the Senate has got the responsibility of impeaching the President, if that were to happen. Therefore, the Senate cannot be said not to be having the mandate to also speak to the welfare of retiring Deputy Presidents, Prime Ministers and whichever constitutional office. All of these have to come through this House even if an impeachment Motion emanates from the National Assembly. We have a duty because we are leaders who represent counties, people and interests. The best interest of the country can only be if we are able to secure the future of our leaders, not as an end in itself, but to mitigate the risk of our political process. Also, to mitigate the clinging on to power and to mitigate the corruption that is prevalent in our Ministries, departments and agencies and to ensure that we untie the aspect of making political judgments based on ethnicity and outcomes of political processes that would change as time goes by. I conclude by saying that Kenya is still a young country and we have many responsibilities ahead of us. We are still crafting and catching up with the world. When we sit in this August House, we must constantly reflect what it is that we can do to move this country forward. This is because there is so much negativity and evil that is happening and everybody is pulling to their direction. As we speak, there is too much corruption in this country---"
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