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    "id": 1439754,
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    "speaker_name": "Nandi County, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Cynthia Muge",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Irene here says that she is a potential mother. I wish her all the best so that she can enjoy this privilege. This speaks a lot about you being a mother and a caring leader who considers the wellbeing of the young persons. Allow me to appreciate Hon. Naisula Lesuuda for bringing this progressive Bill. This Bill seeks to provide sanity and structure on how the PSC absorbs individuals who have completed their education and training. This Bill is comprehensive and precise. It outlines and sorts out so many issues that are currently not anchored in law. I appreciate her for seeing it fit to anchor this matter in law. If this Bill is passed, it will help uphold the dignity and rights of young graduates in the country. Additionally, it will improve performance and efficiency by allowing the Public Service Commission to hire graduates in various fields, enabling them to gain experience. Internships are often overlooked, but they can have a big impact on your future job prospects. Many job postings require several years of experience, which can be hard to meet as a new graduate. However, a 12-month internship can help fulfil this requirement. I believe that the transition from school to work should be gradual, with internships coming before professional exams. This way, exams would test real-work skills before granting a professional license. As a physical planner, I had to take a professional exam before obtaining my registration license number. You will not pass the professional exam if you have not gone through an internship. This Bill aims to establish a structured process where individual graduates undergo an internship, and then obtain a license. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I look forward to bringing some amendments to this Bill. I have also been in consultation with Hon. Naisula about the same. The internships advertised by the PSC have a pinch of discrimination. They require applicants to be recent graduates, which excludes those who graduated earlier. Many of those individuals are struggling to find employment, as job opportunities are scarce. I hope to propose an amendment to the Bill that clearly states that regardless of age and year of graduation, everyone should be given an opportunity for internship to gain experience. I support this Bill and appreciate Hon. Naisula for bringing it here. It will bring sanity to the PSC structure and accord graduates, who have worked hard in school, to transition to formal employment. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity."
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