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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Karachuonyo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adipo Okuome",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this Bill. I thank my friend, Hon. Kandie. Firstly, the National Youth Council is not well known by the youth in this country. I urge the Cabinet Secretary concerned to ensure that publicity is done well for the youth to know they have a Council that they can use for various purposes. It provides them with an opportunity to identify what they can make use of in this country. It allows them to develop ideas on what can be beneficial to them. I feel it is a tool for the development of their talents. Usually, when we talk about the National Youth Council, many people think of politics more than anything else. The idea is to create development for them in all the spheres. This will enable them to develop their talents in anything, including politics, that many people think is the only one they cover. If this happens, our youths will have a good start. I agree with my colleagues who have said that youths are told that they are the leaders of tomorrow a number of times. As youths, they are also leaders in their rights. You do not have to be a leader in politics to be considered one. They are leaders where they are. The Council should provide talent development and opportunities for any other kind of leadership they would like to have. Our youths are lucky because this opportunity is being given to them. When appointed or elected in various positions, they should be gender sensitive and reflect the face of Kenya. I support the idea that those youths should elect their leaders right from the grassroots going up. If they elect their leaders, they elect people they feel can serve them. You should not dump everything on the Cabinet Secretary concerned because they need to know those youth who can be useful to their colleagues. I am in total support, and I urge my colleague, Hon. Kandie, to consider some of the points we have raised so that he can have a final draft that can be useful to the Bill. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this Bill."
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