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    "id": 179605,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/179605/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Oparanya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker Sir, in the year 2003, we started the Economic Recovery Strategy Programme (ERSP) which ended in June, 2008. We realised that, although we were very successful, last year, in terms of economic growth, up to 7 per cent, there were still gaps. We realised that there were three issues that were not addressed effectively by the ERSP. The first one was unemployment, the second one was disparity in income distribution in the country and the third one was poverty. The Vision 2030 comes out to specifically address these issues. That is why, with regard to unemployment, you must have quick wins. One of the quick wins we have in that area is the creation of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund. That way, the youth will have something to do with the money. We also have programmes like the Roads 2000 Programme, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Roads. We also have bursaries. Those are some of the measures we are taking to address the problem of unemployment. Furthermore, we have to make sure that, as a Government, we create enabling environment for investors to do business and create more wealth. That is why we have come up with public/private partnership initiatives to encourage private companies to partner with the public sector in order to create more jobs."
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