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    "speaker_name": "Hon. John Paul Mwirigi (",
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    "content": "Igembe South, UDA): Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion brought to the House by Hon. KJ. This is the right time to focus on young people. As you know, over 68.5 per cent of the population in this country consists of young people. They are the largest population segment of this country. They are the ones who are hunting for jobs but we rarely provide jobs for them because most companies in this country are saturated. This Motion proposes that we give at least 2 per cent of the NG-CDF to young people. This is a good idea and all of us are supposed to support it and make effort to ensure that we pass it. In my constituency, there are very many talented young people. Some of them are artists and others are artisans. Some do artwork but lack the relevant tools for that job. If we provide funds to such young people, using the NG-CDF, they will have their own tools – which will enable them do their work easily. In order to empower young people, we must bring legislations which will encourage them to sell their products in this country and even export. We all know that we import a lot of things from outside the country yet our young people have the capacity to manufacture similar products. It is the right time to support this Motion and ensure that our young people are catered for and empowered. During the just concluded elections, many young people campaigned for us and we promised to empower them. The future of our young people is bright because we have the NG- CDF, and we are ready to set aside 2 per cent of this Fund to empower them so that they can improve their lives. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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