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    "id": 1106234,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill and congratulate the Member for not only this Bill, but several others that he has sponsored. I believe that is the spirit we want; Members to be fully involved in legislation. So, congratulations, Hon. Gideon Keter, for bringing this up and addressing the issues affecting the youth in this country. We know that job opportunities, not just in Kenya, but on a global basis, are on a decline. The COVID-19 Pandemic did not help. We saw from the statistics by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) that upwards of 1.2 million people could have lost their jobs and sources of livelihoods because of COVID-19. There is a disruption in the way people do business or relate within the work place. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Constitution of Kenya 2010 introduced Chapter Six and declared what people must comply with. Unfortunately, it also brought within it onerous responsibilities that for you to seek a job and get employed, you need to get all these clearances from several people. Whereas the intention is good, the cost associated with that has been estimated at close to Kshs5,000 for one to get the requisite certificates. For a jobless Kenyan, it is a cost we need to re- look. The certificates are given by the Government. In the spirit of this Bill, if we resolve this issue, people will not be required to pay unless there is certainty that they are going to get employed. It makes sense so that it is a background check, but only after you have made the cut. Only then can you be told: “Before we give you the contract, bring the following documents.” It should not be at the point of applying for a job. That way, the integrity check becomes an integral part of the interview. It should be your competence that matters at that point. Among the competent, you then have people being required to pay. I believe that should be the spirit. Making people incur the cost may not be the way to go. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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