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    "id": 1375985,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1375985/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera South, UDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abdul Haro",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First of all, I take this opportunity to thank Hon. Benjamin Gathiru for bringing this Bill, which is very important. We have youth unemployment in this country. By 2022, we had 5.5 per cent unemployment rate. This Bill is on retirement age so that people beyond 60 should not continue serving under any pretext. It is a very welcome amendment. I support it because we have massive unemployment in this country. Many young men and women are educated and experienced in serving in many institutions, including non-governmental institutions, and can take over some of those jobs from the elders who retire at 60. This amendment to the retirement age is very important. The amendment on officers who serve in acting capacities is also very important because it is a thorny issue in some State departments and government institutions. I will take the example of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), where many teachers have been serving in acting capacities for several years, with some for five or six years. Some of the teachers have two acting letters. First, they are promoted to serve in acting capacities as The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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