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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) S.W. Chege",
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "especially towards young people. A lot of money has been put aside to take care of young people, but there are people who take advantage of it. It is sad that the money that the Government commits to young people does not reach them. My recommendation is that the YEDF, the WEDF and the Affirmative Action Fund be merged so that the funds can be managed under one kitty. The process of audit and follow-up to establish who got the money, and ensuring that the money gets to the intended persons, should be clear. It is sad that a lot of money goes to the same groups of people from the WEDF, the YEDF, the AAF and the Uwezo Fund. I hope that Hon. Bowen’s Bill passes. We shall be moving amendments to merge all these Funds into a single kitty. Hopefully, the position of the County Member of Parliament can then be charged with the responsibility of overseeing the management of that Fund. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we need to relook at our values. It is wrong for somebody to go ahead and enter into a deal with money that was committed to assisting vulnerable members of our society. When you sit comfortably in a nice home that you know you acquired through wrong deals, it is not fair. We need to relook at our values, especially in terms of education. I am glad about the fact that for the past few weeks a lot of students have been coming to this House to learn and emulate what we do here. We need to teach our children about values in our schools from an early age. If we do so, the students who are here today will become good leaders of tomorrow. When we entrust them with public funds in the future, they will be in a position to handle them well. It is sad to see so many young people, who have been entrusted with the responsibility of managing their own fund by the Government, not doing what they are supposed to do. It is a shame! Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, young people who misappropriate funds should not be given a chance to sit on any board of a public institution or occupy any Government office. This must serve as a lesson to all of us so that when we are given a responsibility we do it well. I support."
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