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    "speaker_name": "Kacheliba, KUP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Titus Lotee",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I congratulate Hon. Joshua for bringing this National Youth Council (Amendment) Bill. I rise to support it because it aims to do two things. First, the council will be aligned with the Constitution by inserting the word 'wards' and deleting locations and sub-locations as it is now. Secondly, it will allow the youth to get leadership through elections at the grassroots level. In this country, we always look at the youth… Most Members do not understand there is a National Youth Council in this country. Its aim is to bring the youths under one leadership. We always say that the leaders of tomorrow are the youth. Tomorrow never comes and it is a day we will always chase. If we allow the youth to hold elections at the ward level, those who will get a chance to be leaders of tomorrow should practice leadership in this council. I want to make a comparison with the bodaboda riders because they are everywhere in this country. They elect their leaders irrespective of their level of education or social influence, but with respect to their leadership qualities. As the National Youth Council holds elections in the wards, they should not insist on degrees or levels of education but on a person's leadership qualities. We know many people went to school because they had capacity; but others never went to school but have leadership qualities. I wish the proposer would also include a little bit of… So, when holding elections in the wards, they should not look at the level of education but leadership qualities. If we are to nurture leaders, we must look at their qualities. I am saying this with respect to constituencies where many people never went to school. I come from Kacheliba Constituency, where many people never went to school but can be outstanding leaders. I wish they could be given a chance so the National Youth Council is not an elitist youth leadership. Lastly, the Cabinet Secretary is supposed to appoint nine members through a competitive process. In this country, this process is always subjective. Most of the time, we see people who are well connected as the most competitive and yet, they may not be the leaders we want. In this competitive process, are we placing a tag on women? For most appointments, the Constitution clearly states that more than two-thirds of one gender cannot be allowed to be in leadership. I have not seen this coming out. This needs to be looked into so that the competitive process also puts a tag on the other gender being represented as per the Constitution and regions. As it is now, people living in well-connected cities are the ones who get those positions. People from my constituency will not get those positions if we use the subjective competitive process. We need it to come down to a level where it will also allow a child from Kacheliba to be a leader. I laud the sponsor of this Bill, and I support it. However, we should look at how we can bring into leadership those who may not be competitive as per the given terms. Thank you."
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