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    "id": 116575,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/116575/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 110,
        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to oppose this particular amendment. I think we should be serious about the definition of youth. You will find that in this country someone who has two wives still considers himself a youth. I think it is high time we brought this to a stop. Let us address the real “youth” in this country. Otherwise, you will find people who are approaching fifty years of age campaigning on the platform of youth. This is because the definition of “youth” is amorphous. When we want to restrict the youth to the relevant age, some people still want to extend it to more than 30 years. Secondly, I also oppose raising the minimum age from 15 to 18 years. This is because if you look at our children nowadays, you will see that they mature too early. So, the age at which you were starting school and the age at which you were completing Form Four--- Today, the youth complete Form Four at a lower age and we need to consider them. We need to lower the age bracket for the youth. I want to remind the Minister, who has just spoken, that even the definition in the Constitution provides that for one to contest for the presidency they have to attain the age of 35 years, so that even when you are aged 18 years you cannot contest for the presidency. A serious attempt is being made to remove that requirement so that if you are even 18 years old, you can still contest for the presidency! So, if you wanted uniformity, then it is already done away with."
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