Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1443312,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1443312/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 82,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Methu",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13581,
        "legal_name": "Methu John Muhia",
        "slug": "methu-john-muhia"
    },
    "content": "people of Kenya can have access to free education. When the idea of bursaries was born and the first cohort went out, the one that had the late, hon. Tom Mboya, bursaries were not meant for the brilliant or anyone else. They were meant for the needy. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you do not need to be brilliant to be needy. You only need to be needy for you to access education. The only way to access - and I feel good--- I daresay in this House that I am the one who is closest in terms of age to the Gen Zs. I am young. I feel proud that Hon. Kibaki gave me free education from class one to class eight. Many people did not enjoy that privilege. If we are to say that we have listened to the Gen Zs, we must ensure that we make education free. Finally, I am about to end, but the second last thing I want to speak about is on opportunities for employment. How do you think young people are feeling when they see an MP or a Cabinet Secretary dishing out letters to people for opportunities of employment? Is that a level playing ground? Why would our young people not feel sad, get mad or angry and yet they are learned? If so-and-so is a friend to so-and-so, they get employed and I stay for five years without getting employed--- If we want our young people to accept that we are doing anything on employment, we must make level the playing ground for employment. We say that we have created 30 per cent for young people, but what is happening is that old people walk around with Local Purchase Orders (LPOs) that they have registered with the names of young people. Therefore, our young people cannot access those opportunities. When you want a contract with a county government, they first of all ask for 10 per cent and you do not have it. If you get the 10 per cent, when they are paying you, they ask for another 10 per cent. You do not get paid and your money gets to the pending bills and yet the money you are depending on is borrowed money. It then puts you in a difficult situation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it may not be popular at this time to say this, but the people of Kenya are asking this question. The Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, which is led by Sen. (Dr.) Murango---"
}