(Kiswahili) - Sera kwa Watu Tarehe 9 Januari, 2025

Hotuba ya Uzinduzi na Gavana Phil Scott

Katika hotuba ya kila mwaka ya leo, Gavana Phil Scott alileta matumaini kwa kushiriki ujumbe uliohimiza wabunge kutekeleza majukumu yao kwa umoja, licha ya mipaka ya vyama. Hasa, niliguswa na wazo lake la kuunda sera zinazolingana na mahitaji na matakwa ya wapiga kura (yaani, watu wa kila siku kama sisi). Hilo lilinifanya niwaze jinsi mimi na wengine tunaweza kuchukuliwa (au tusichukuliwe) tunapotungwa sheria na sera. Jambo moja nalolijua kwa uhakika ni kwamba, ikiwa sera itakuwa na upungufu katika maeneo ya usawa na ujumuishaji, haitakuwa kwa sababu hawakusikia kutoka kwangu.


Natumaini naweza kuhamasisha watu wowote waliokosa uwakilishi katika ukaribu wa maneno haya kufanya vivyo hivyo katika kipindi hiki cha bunge. Wabunge wa Vermont ndio wabunge wanaoamua sheria na kanuni zinazogusa moja kwa moja maisha yetu ya kila siku. Je, wanazingatia jamii yetu wanapotunga sheria mpya au kubatilisha nyingine?


Wasiliana na wabunge wako ili kushiriki mawazo yoyote uliyonayo kuhusu mapendekezo ambayo yanaweza kuwa sheria ifikapo Mei mwaka huu. Muswada mpya unakua kila siku katika kipindi cha bunge. Sauti yako ni muhimu.


Ikiwa unahitaji msaada wa kupata wabunge wa jimbo lako, tafadhali wasiliana nami au tembelea: https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/

*Tafadhali jua: Nafanya kazi peke yangu, hivyo tafsiri zinakamilishwa na ChatGPT. Ikiwa utagundua kosa lolote, tafadhali wasiliana na jacquipinvt@gmail.com.

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