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    "speaker_name": "Dagoreti North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Elachi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First of all, I want to thank my neighbour, Hon. John Kiarie, who has stood with me for many years, and still does so. Having brought in this Motion, I want to say that he has been a role model for many youths since the time he was in campus. He proved that, indeed, you can find a living through the many different Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that we have in this country. I appreciate him. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we just finished the campaigns, where we used many young people with different talents to drive our goals. Some of them were assigned to go round and announce our agendas while others were in social media teams. I know most of them today are asking for jobs. The Government has put in place some training institutions, like the Music Academy that we have. I hope we can send our young people there for training. More importantly, every sector you go to will always say that they do not have resources, which is true. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic, our young people have gone to the roads trying to do gymnastics to earn a living. Imagine if they had resources to boost themselves and put up a place where they can go and entertain people? That would enable them to earn a living and, most importantly, to employ others. When you read this Motion, you get excited that, indeed, this House will resolve these issues; that, the Ministry will formulate a policy reinforcing the 2 per cent allocation that has been proposed. As Daktari said, we now need to use the Uwezo Fund differently. Money from this Fund should be allocated to young people who have talents and are able or are already trying to do something. Currently, young people are going around asking hon. Members to assist them in buying equipment. They are seeking support for innovation or setting up of a hub that will create employments for others. I believe that this resource can really support the youths. 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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