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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Crystal Asige",
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    "content": "Thank You, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. I am extremely glad to have heard so many Senators support and say positive things about this Bill, the Start-Up Bill of 2023. As I reply, I would like to say that we, young people, are and have been ready. We are innovators, brilliant thinkers, witty, we understand the environment that we live in as well as the global environment and we are absolutely ready for this Start-Up Bill. I would argue by saying that Kenya is not waiting on the youth. In fact, we the youth, are waiting on Kenya to provide us with a favourable environment so that we can thrive and grow our start-up businesses. We thank former generations for what they have done. We stand on the shoulders of giants who have gone before us and paved the way for Kenya to be what it is today and what she is able to offer the world today. Now, as the younger generation and as generations who are coming up behind us, we want to take Kenya to the next level so that we as Kenya can be seen as global leaders in the innovative and tech world. We absolutely came to create not to regurgitate as the youth of Kenya today. As I said, we are thinkers and innovators. We want our ideas, innovations and designs to go around the entire world so that Kenya can continue to raise its profile across the world. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I said in my moving notes, there are currently 13.8 percent of youth in Kenya who are unemployed. That is not because of our lack of passion or want for jobs as has been said by colleague Senators here today. However, we just need the environment which we so much desire to thrive. We only have 3.5 percent of Kenyans with degrees but so many more of us have ideas that will take us to the next level if we are given a chance."
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