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    "id": 812729,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "July 11, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 49 Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to this important Bill. I feel humbled. This Bill will be used now and for very many other years, even after we will be out of active politics. The deliberations that this House is making concerning this Bill will affect the future leaders of this nation. The students who have been coming here many times to listen to our debates will find themselves here. This Bill will help them. It is a Bill will help this nation and ensure that we mentor leaders who have esteem. Once someone is a leader, that person will forever be a leader. When you are in leadership, you will be proactive to do what you are mandated to do. Even when you are not in leadership, you are still a leader, but just passive. When we look at the functions of the leaders of this nation, even constitutionally, they use a lot of their energy in terms of time to ensure that they deliver to the people of the Republic of Kenya. When you look at what the constitutional demands of the Deputy President, he cannot even have time for himself. He assists the President and has to be there when the President demands. In a situation where the President is incapacitated or is not in apposition to execute, the Deputy President has no otherwise. He has to perform because it is a constitutional mandate. This constitutional mandate has an impact, which is diverse. The impact is that he has to give himself selflessly to the Republic of Kenya. For him to perform, he has to give up his everything. In a situation where a Deputy President has performed for the purpose of his nation, there is need for him to be remembered when he retires. Remembering the Deputy President means that his family and people should not suffer because he is not serving anymore. When I talk of the Deputy President, I am referring to many of them in the making. The students who come here to listen to our debates are also Deputy Presidents in the making. This is a pronouncement we want to make that will help the future of this nation. Madam Temporary Speaker, there are situations where leaders of this country sacrificed their time and everything but, eventually, their families languish in poverty during their old age. I remember that at one point, there was the story of the widow of Dedan Kimathi. Who in this country does not know what Dedan Kimathi did? However, his widow and children were dying in poverty. It is time we remembered the people who worked for this nation and ensured that we do not embarrass them when they are old and their hair turns white. That is the time they need us to support them and tell them; “Yes, you stood with this nation and we want to take care of you.” Their health comes first and it should be maintained as it was before. They also need to have cooks and drivers, as they had before because they gave themselves selflessly to this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, while talking about this, I am looking at all the designated State Officers who have given positive contributions to this country, including the former Prime Minister. We had a Prime Minister whose contribution in this country is still very vivid. Even the handshake itself tells us of how important he is to this country and we cannot possibly ignore him in any way. Leaders who have led this country can act as consultants and advisors because they have a wealth of information and knowledge about policies that are important in this country. We cannot, therefore, possibly ignore them. 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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