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"content": " How can you describe Sen. Methu in that manner?"
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he has accepted it. I wanted to say how beautiful I see both of you; that you have disagreed politically and yet you are talking. That is how it should be. Let us not escalate it to the next level. I see us escalating this war to the next level. Finally, I want to mention that whatever it takes for this Senate and all of you for the next two-and-a-half years, this country has been left in your hands. Make sure the leadership listens to what the Kenyan public is saying, especially since I had somebody trying to dismiss the role of the young people. Some of us are just saying it purely. Please, listen to these young people, and it is not about me wanting to be on TikTok . I have heard some of my colleagues always jumping up and saying, “I am at six million views.” Those things do not matter to me. I do not even have to come back to this House again as a Senator, or in any leadership position, because I am extremely disappointed at the way we are carrying ourselves when we are advantaged. When we are disadvantaged, we behave differently. When we are advantaged, we behave differently. It is convenient. This State does not need convenience. This State needs factual analysis, evaluation and conclusions on matters that are going to help us govern. The President should succeed; he should listen to us. What is working, let him continue working on it. What is failing, can he stop, fix it, and then move forward? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support."
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much. From the onset, I support this Motion by the Senate Majority Leader. I wish to make a few comments. First is to congratulate the Rt. Hon. former Prime Minister Raila Odinga for running this race. As many of my colleagues have said, it was not about Raila Odinga; it was about Kenya. As we left Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, I was happy by the comments of the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga when he said he is coming back more energized and more focused going into the future. I want to thank the 22 nations from the African Union who stood for the seven rounds for Raila Odinga and in two rounds, he emerged leading. It is not easy to go seven rounds. We know of people who go for one minute and 59 seconds, but at this age, Baba Raila Odinga could manage to go for seven rounds in the African Union. So, we celebrate and appreciate what he did. He went for seven rounds; at his age, it is not easy to contest in the African Union. As a country, every cloud has a silver lining. I do not know why Sen. Hamida Kibwana is excited about the rounds. I do not know, but I do not want to digress."
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"content": "The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "Therefore, I want to assure the nation and thank President William Ruto for his magnanimity. You remember in 2022, the presidential election was a close call, but out of the magnanimity of President William Ruto, when Raila Odinga declared that he would run for the African Union Chairman, President William Ruto did not look at Raila as the opponent that he defeated him in the general election. He looked at him as a brother, a statesman and a Kenyan. That is why the Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga had at his disposal the entire Government machinery to campaign across the 51 states of Africa and share his vision for a better Africa. I was disappointed that some people in parts of this country and others on social media could celebrate the loss of Raila Odinga. Raila Odinga never lost anything. It is Kenya which lost its standing in the League of Nations. Let us not confuse issues. If it is about losing, Raila has developed a thick skin of losing many elections, but he has always looked at the brighter side. He has been the safe pair of hands when Kenya is in turmoil. From 2007, 2018 and the other day in 2022. Mr. Speaker, Sir, some people celebrated on social media, and in some parts of this country. We tell them “ riswa na washindwe katika jina la Yesu” . Secondly, Raila Odinga, is not the first Kenyan to have lost. Even Ms. Nancy Kirigitu lost. Even Ms. Raychelle Omamo lost. The latest one, Ms. Amina Mohamed also lost in 2017, and we never saw this kind of vitriol and hatred against a candidate like Raila Odinga. Many people thought that when Raila lost in AU, some people could be used to fight the Government, but woe unto them, it will not happen. As a country, we have a better agenda to have a prosperous nation going into the future in governance, development, rule of law and democracy. There have been arguments asserting that the reason for the loss is the position of Kenya in the DRC crisis; the position of Kenya on issues of Gaza and Israel; the position of Kenya in the Sudan crisis, where we saw the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) here in Nairobi, and many other positions which Kenya holds across the world. We must accept that beyond and above African Union engagement, there was the issue of religion, language and region and also superpowers. I am happy my brother from Homa Bay has said that Kenya should not look east or west; we should look at where our interests are as a country. You saw the other day when President Donald Trump came, he came with a different policy. China or the East has come up with a different policy. Therefore, it is neither here nor there that we are arguing today that it is based on many forces. We know that after the African Union as a continent, there are many international and global interests, whether they come from the East or West. Therefore, for Raila Odinga, as our candidate, as a statesman and as a Kenyan, to stand on the annals of history and look for this seat, I want to congratulate him. It is not easy. Even in local elections, like ward elections, we have seen people who say they will run, but when the real game is called, they are nowhere to run, even for a ward election. That will happen even in the 2027 General Elections."
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"content": "Therefore, what is the future? We congratulate His Excellency Mahmoud Ali Youssouf of Djibouti, although I heard his speech and was disappointed that we had more money and more power. I thought he would have been more magnanimous. You know, in victory, in the book “48 laws of power by Robert Greene,” you should know when to stop celebrating. It is one of the basic tenets of the 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene. Therefore, it is very unfortunate for this to come from him when he wants to unite the continent. He will be the biggest envoy, Sen. Onyonka will tell you, His Excellency Mahmoud Ali Youssouf will be the biggest envoy of Africa. Therefore, he should give a message of hope and unity across the African Continent. We expect him to handle the DRC crisis, the Sudan crisis and many other crises that we face as a global nation, The future of Africa, we need to agree and ensure that we trade more within the African region. Why would I need a visa to travel to Ghana or South Africa yet we are Africans? We should promote a visa-free Africa, where Africans can go to any African country. There are many students from Maasai Mara University. I wish to see them working in South Africa as experts or civil servant. We should have them in Namibia, Ghana, Tunisia or Djibouti, among other countries. Secondly, we must encourage open skies. It is unfortunate that sometimes when you fly to West Africa, you must go to France then come back. It is easier to fly to London than some West African countries. We must promote open skies. As I speak, the reforms at the Kenya Airways are long overdue. Kenya Airways is dubbed as the Pride of Africa but it is disappointing. We even saw the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) penalising Kenya Airways."
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"content": " Sorry, Sen. Cherarkey. What are you saying, Sen. Omogeni? Go to the Dispatch Box if your microphone is not working."
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, everything that we say on this Floor goes on record. Sen. Cherarkey knows that under our Standing Orders, he should not make statements that are misleading. He has just stated on this Floor that to fly to West Africa, you first have to go to France then come back. Kenya Airways flies directly to several West African countries, including Nigeria, Cameroon and Bamako in Mali. Is he in order to make a misleading statement on the Floor that the skies in Africa have not been opened to our Kenya Airways?"
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