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"content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to also weigh in on this important matter. It is important to point out that some of the issues that my fellow Senators have pointed out are mistakes that we did since Independence."
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"content": "I was the Chairperson of the Committee on Energy together with some Members who sit in the Committee on Finance and Budget like Sen. Sifuna, Sen. Olekina and we traveled to the so-called Northern Frontier. We were appalled that 80 per cent of the land mass of Kenya is not connected to the national grid. It is indeed an oversight that we have done since we got Independence."
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"content": "The Equalisation Fund is the realisation that development in any part of this country is development for Kenya. This calls for a paradigm shift in the way we do our politics. I have been in very many counties. At times, it is so painful to see how fellow Kenyans live. We know that we have the politics that we do to blame."
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"content": "I have said on this Floor of this House and I will say it again, we have a political obligation and moral responsibility to ensure that we leave a secure country to the future generation. However, that can only happen if we take a holistic approach and see Kenya as one. We should not divide it into tribal units or withdraw into tribal cocoons. Instead, we should have a holistic approach that brings everybody on board and know that we can bake a national cake that is big enough to be shared by everybody. We should acknowledge that development in Kenya is development for everyone."
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"content": "This is not a homogeneous country. We failed to embrace our diversity and to develop the potential that we have in our diversity. That can happen if basic amenities such as roads, electricity and water are provided in every region in this country. We can transform this country within our lifetime to become what everybody would be proud of. The disharmony that we have been having with successful governments is because each and every government that has come into power since Independence has come with a different manifesto. We remember Vision 2030 by President Mwai Kibaki. That vision sought to align Kenya to the Sustainable Development Goals. I wish that the subsequent administrations aligned themselves to that vision. Cultural diversity has propelled other countries to the heights of economic growth and that can also happen in Kenya. We recall the words of one of our leading presidents in this country who said, siasa mbaya, maisha mbaya . If we divorce our development from the politics that we do, then the Equalisation Fund can bring development in every 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": "part of the country. As I say this, it is important to note that 52 per cent of the county where I come from is equally marginalised. I, therefore, agree with the presentation of the Senate Majority Leader. Subdividing and breaking down this country into smaller units to bring homogeneity and an equitable approach was a good approach. However, it should not be lost to us that most of the resources that are allocated for the purpose of equalisation ends up being mismanaged. Why do I say so? We lack a national outlook and a national approach on how to do it. We are also not able to compare apples with apples. The new procurement approach will bring transparency, accountability and will fight opaqueness that has dodged us since Independence. The PPP will bring in transparency and accountability that is required. We will also be able to draw capital and drivers or enablers who will implement this programme thus provide these important resources to our people."
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"content": "One of the regions I have spoken about is Kieni Constituency in Nyeri County. Since Independence, people have spoken about mega-dams like Karimenu Dam,"
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"content": "Naromoru Dam"
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"content": "and Muhoya Dam, but they have remained elusive because we are not able to implement them within our fiscal space. To achieve that, it is imperative that we, as a House, come up with policies that will attract investors for us to realise some of these things."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, all is not lost. I have sat in this House for the last two-and-a-half years and I have listened to debates from my fellow Senators. I am convinced that we have what it takes to see this country bring about progressive politics that will be accommodative of everybody. That is what Sen. Sifuna was saying. I live in Karen and as has been pointed out by the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Cheruiyot, neighbouring our home is an informal settlement. We must come up with a national policy on how we are going to address such issues."
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