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    "id": 1341317,
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    "speaker_name": "Nakuru Town East, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Gikaria",
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    "content": "Our young people cannot just sit and wait for the Government to come and give them maize and some two kilograms of rice. For how long would you eat that maize and rice? This is an opening and opportunity for those young people and the women. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I wish you would see from my point of view, but I know it happens in your constituency. When the food relief is brought, thousands of people line up, almost wanting to fight for the little food they are given, which is less than 10 kilograms for a family of 10 people. So, for how long can you take that? This is an opportunity for young people, women, and people with disabilities to be self-reliant in their day-to-day lives. This will also contribute to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and thus to the national development and financial freedom. You understand the politics of this country. If you go to your constituency, people line up before you start talking. I wish they could be lining up because there are tenders that are given in a certain Government Institution or Government department, instead of the little handouts. Hon. Temporary Speaker, this will improve the self-esteem of those young people. We have graduates out there. Some graduated more than 5 to 10 years ago and are still looking for jobs. This is a self-employment aspect; a brother will look at his elder brother, who started a company and is excelling. He will be motivated to learn so much to be like his brother. If you have a brother who did not score a Division I during our A-Levels or a brother who attained a First-Class Honours and they are still at home without employment, what will motivate the younger brother and the sister to emulate what their brother is doing? This will improve self- esteem for those young people and the people with disabilities. Mostly, people with a disability will wait and ask for tokens based on their condition. Therefore, we are giving those people an opportunity to create jobs for the masses and improve their livelihoods. This will also bring about improved standards of living through the income earned. Most importantly, it will instil a sense of responsibility among peers by serving as role models. I do not want to say much, but I hope my colleagues will support this Bill. As much as we have the certificate of incorporation, we have other impediments by NCA. I have already said that it is for start-ups only. The required amount of money may seem small, only between Ksh5,000 and Ksh10,000, but you have to have three, which means, you will need Ksh30,000. Our people do not have that kind of money. The exemption initiative will help our young people if it goes through. We must note that the initiative is only for start-ups. Once they start and are given the jobs, then they can apply for renewal of licences for subsequent years because, with the job, they will get some income to pay for the same. Hon. Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to move and ask Hon. Kiarie to second."
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