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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pareno",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Judith Ramaita Pareno",
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    "content": "At the time the original Bill was being drafted, it did not come to the mind of those who were drafting it that they needed to deal with this problem of terrorism right from the very tender ages of our youths. They were supposed to come up with teachings that would help them handle these issues of terrorism at an early stage. That was a very big oversight or a gap that was left at the drafting stage of this law. Many of our young people have been involved in the suicide bombings and the acts of terrorism in this country. If we want to root out a problem, we start with good teachings and imparting good knowledge to our youths. This Bill seeks to fill that gap and ensure that there is education from the beginning. This has been a major challenge. Education is power. It will empower the children as they grow up and shape their character, humanity and the whole being. Mr. TemporarySpeaker, Sir, I strongly believe that we are all here and serving in different capacities because of education. We should amend this Bill to incorporate good teaching right from the onset. These teachings must be put in the school curriculum. We must teach our children how to behave, be good citizens and avoid being involved in harmful activities that can harm society at large. With these amendments, we will be moving in the right direction. The Bill seeks to create programmes that will counter radicalisation. This is because by the time a person is radicalised, he must have been taught some radical teachings. Therefore, we can undo all that by teaching them good teachings over and over. This Bill seeks to introduce good teachings in our schools. We need to involve education boards, police and all other stakeholders. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what happened to the co-curricular activities that we used to get involved in while in primary schools? We are overburdening our children. We have not given them the chance to develop the mind that is good for society. It is said that an idle mind is the devil’s workshop. How many activities are we putting into our children in terms of even just giving them extra activities that they can do? How much have we looked at in terms of poverty reduction? It is provided in this Bill that we shall create interventions that should help us divert the attention of the youth from radicalisation. What came to my mind on these interventions is whether we will create employment. I always remember the Jubilee Government promising to create so many jobs for our youth within a given timeframe. Up to now, they have not created those jobs opportunities they promised Kenyans. How much are we going to do to ensurethat we have job opportunities for our youths? One of the reasons why they embrace The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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