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    "id": 1262212,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1262212/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
        "slug": "cherarkey-k-samson"
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    "content": ". I saw a report by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics that most expenses for young people are incurred on buying internet and bundles, apart from kupiga sherehe like what they were doing in Naivasha over the weekend. However, now we are removing this expense on young people by giving them access to ICT hubs. This means they can innovate and sell their product to the world. I shall discuss with Sen. Crystal Asige to ensure we push the authority that registers intellectual property, so that when young people produce patents, they are protected by the law. This is because it is an intellectual property. It is important to register any innovation. On startup and linkages with the financial institutions, most banks are not flexible to startups. Let us be honest. If you are a young person who wants Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO), you must get a Local Purchase Order (LPO) in order to be financed. You were a governor and understand this. We must ensure that the financial institutions are friendly to young people who are starting business. We must ensure that the youth are able to borrow without collateral or security. My father has not given me land as part of my inheritance. How then can I use a title deed as a collateral to access a loan from a bank? Young people do not have collateral to secure loans. They are not working and do not have salaries. I see many young people tarmacking. We have Kenya Tarmacking Network (KTN). After finishing form four, high school, A-levels young people tarmac because they are looking for a job. We are lucky to be here. I see politicians state that young people should create their own job opportunities. Yet, we could not employ ourselves until we went to people to be employed. We went to beg for votes so that we could be hired. This is a"
}