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    "id": 1363798,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1363798/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Muchangi Karemba",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to support the Sessional Paper on the Kenya National Population Policy for Sustainable Development. I start by saying that planning is everything and we need to plan so as to know how to appropriate and manage our resources. Kenya and Africa at large has one of the fastest growing populations. Actually, the average age within Africa is around 19 years, whereas the average age in the Western world, say, the United States of America, Great Britain and Australia, is around 45 years. What that means is that the Western countries are in need of labour and the only source of labour now is Africa, particularly Kenya. Kenyans are known for being aggressive, active and can thrive everywhere. I support this policy since we need as many people as possible out of the country to go and work. This can only be possible if we are going to ensure that we have clear statistics on the number of people that we have, especially the young people, and also ensuring that these young people are educated right from the basic level to the highest level of education attainable. This is one way of ensuring that they are marketable and employable. This will help our country. As the Chairman has said, previously we used to net a lot of foreign exchange from the export of coffee and tea. So, it is important to have this policy in place so that we can take as many people as possible out of the country."
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