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    "id": 1051718,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Masinga, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Joshua Mwalyo",
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        "legal_name": "Joshua Mbithi Mwalyo",
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    "content": "they can pick a few books and read for themselves and keep themselves busy. They can then forget about the laziness that some have put themselves in. I have seen a lot of interest amongst the youth who use their phones and laptops at the ICT centres to read, apply for jobs and sit for exams. We should have libraries for non-school going persons rather than what we have in schools that are not accessible to them. A library that will be open for all would encourage people to read and make them happy and busy. In conclusion, I support the Bill. If it is not possible to build libraries in all the constituencies, we should at least have one at each county headquarters. Once that is done, interest can be created and other libraries can be built in the constituencies. The NG-CDF should be given a leeway to build libraries in some of the multipurpose centres, so that we can keep our people informed, our young people busy and, the old people knowledgeable. We can also create employment because we have too many librarians, as alluded to by my colleagues, that do not have jobs. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to ask the Government to set aside funds for construction of libraries in the country. As Members of Parliament, we should make use of our library here and other libraries in Nairobi. I went to the library the other day and found a very nice book that I was looking for and realised that we have neglected very many books that are lying idle in libraries that we can make use of. With those few remarks, I support."
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