{"id":170432,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/170432/?format=json","text_counter":344,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Kabando wa Kabando","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports","speaker":{"id":31,"legal_name":"Kabando wa Kabando","slug":"kabando-kabando"},"content":"It is not within my mandate to lower the minimum age of the youth to qualify for the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) from a minimum of 18 years to a minimum of 14 years. The Kenya law requires that for one to enter into a binding contract, he or she must belong to the age of majority. To register a business or any enterprise and operate a bank account, one requires an Identity Card (ID) and that means that he or she must be 18 years or above."}