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    "id": 933552,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "about lack of employment opportunities. They are thinking about their future. Where do they go from here or how do they move to the second lane? Madam Temporary Speaker, there seems to be disconnect in the way we look at our development agenda. We can go in the history of this country and analyse our economic development record. For example, we had the dream team. How did they do it that time? Are we able to go back there? We have economies, entrepreneurs, analysts, actuarialists, among other professionals who can transform this country. Where is the problem and how can we fix it, once and for all? We want to move away from it. I want to focus a little bit about the country discussions and experiences which we shared. We had experiences from Burundi and Kenya. I want to touch on the Kenyan experience with regard to the SDGs. It was noted that there is lack of integration of the four key areas of manufacturing, food security, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and affordable housing which is attached to the SDGs. This is threatening the success of implementation of this particular goal. The key word is lack of integration. Every time you listen and read from the various countries, the major issue is about lack of coordination, integration or pulling from one point. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is important to know that overtime we have had, for example, inter-ministerial efforts trying to find a way to put all the players on the table so that we address these gaps. We need to identify where these gaps are. That will enable us to identify how to move forward. We need then to move on with the relevant synergy. Madam Temporary Speaker, it was recommended that the budgeting system in Republic of Zambia incorporate implementation of SDGs. I think that is very ingenious because I suspect that is where we have gone wrong with the SDGs because some of them have not been budgeted for. They are putting in there a plug system where the budgeting system must implement these particular goals. They are saying here very innovatively that pick one goal and commit to its achievement because it will have ripple effects on others. Probably our approach is wrong. Out of all these 17 SDGs, we are trying too many in a rampant way and moving in one direction and the other direction. We need to be systematic and orderly in our approach. The Republic of Congo ties this with good governance. This is true. Without good governance, most of these goals cannot be achieved. The consultant also had something very interesting to add. He said that there is a tendency in African countries to produce policies and documents that are never implemented. This extends to the approach of the SDGs. This is a highlight in terms of what we need to do. The other topic that was very interesting and helpful that was talked about in this particular meeting was on natural resources. Some of these issues I mentioned as I made that introduction a bit in terms of what they want to see at the particular site. Some of the issues that came out are security, stability and development in the Great Lakes Region which are very key. There is need to ensure that there is harmonized national legislation as well as principles of transparency, responsibility, equity, respect of the environment and human settlement. This is where we found a gap. We have tried in our own way, within the various Committees coming up with various legislations that overtime can be 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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