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    "id": 156803,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbugua",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Simon Ng'ang'a Mbugua",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Speech by His Excellency the President and indicate that Kenyans have lost faith in the Government. One year down the line, we still have internally displaced persons (IDPs) in this country. That is a shame for this Government. The only mistake the IDPs made was to elect us, as leaders, in this Parliament. So, it is high time that the Government ensures that the IDPs are settled and make sure that in the coming Budget, we allocate enough funds for them. This will ensure that we settle them. We should make sure that those people are comfortable like other ordinary Kenyans. It is worthy to note that in the President’s Speech, he talked about the youth. The youth of this country are desperate for jobs and, at least, earning a living. The Kazi kwa Vijana initiative is very good but it has not yet trickled down to the district and constituency levels. So, it is a very good initiative, although it has some teething problems. Currently, it is good that we sandpaper and fine-tune it so that our youth can get employment. That element of increasing the retirement age from 55 to 60 is a pity for this Government. It is a shame for this Government because there is no way we are going to retain people who have been in employment in the last 55 years for another five years. That means that the Civil Service will not recruit about 20,000 this year. This means that we will not replace the officers who have been retained for the next five years and that means a lot for the youth. I would recommend that we reduce the retirement age to 50 years so that, at least, the youth of this country can benefit from the Civil Service as well. About 10,000 people have lost jobs in Mombasa because 25 hotels have been closed as a result of people not having faith in this Government. It is high time that the Government restores that lost hope. Our leaders are wrangling and fighting. There is no clear leadership in this country. It is a pity that we do not have clear leadership. I want to thank the Speaker for giving direction to this House. It is high time that we stopped wrangling because Kenyans are tired. Kenyans do not want to know who wants a carpet."
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