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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kabando wa Kabando",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports",
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        "legal_name": "Kabando wa Kabando",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also appreciated that the Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 has insisted that from the grassroots, we must incorporate plans that will enable communities to contribute ideas and prioritise on their agenda at the very basic administrative and village levels. That way, whatever development projects and programmes that the Government brings on board will be to the need and satisfaction of the respective communities. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I second this Motion with the full appreciation since I know that a lot of hon. Members and the public know that the Ministry has insisted that we compose local committees that will engage the political establishment and bureaucrats including the Provincial Administrators and their departments in our constituencies. That will ensure that the development of the overall agenda in constituencies is actually diversified to involve everybody. The issue of performance contracts for public servants and ensuring that monthly targets are met by monitoring and evaluation systems is indeed one of the ingredients of the larger vision of this Ministry. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, fifthly, there is also the emphasis on ethics, as the Minister has done, to ensure that all other Ministries and Government agencies engage in good corporate governance. That will ensure that only acceptable practices in leadership, areas of resources distribution and management are in place. The other point that I would like to amplify is the involvement of the historically disadvantaged groups that include women, the youth and people living with disabilities. This Ministry has put in systems and programmes that will ensure that there is involvement and mainstreaming of people with disabilities in leadership. It will also ensure that there is a system that will allow these groups to be allocated resources institutionally and individually at the constituency level and also in institutions of higher learning. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the focus by the Ministry is to get the dry areas or the areas that have rich soils but have the disadvantage of lack of water to become productive by allocating them resources. This will empower these areas. This is one issue that should encourage all of us to support this Motion. Towards 2009, we are sure that this Ministry will be carrying out a comprehensive housing and population census which will be very important in ensuring that the allocation of resources is done equitably. We recently had the controversy over the new way to allocate the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). With a comprehensive census of households and democratic factors being put into consideration, it will ensure that we have a good and acceptable method of allocating national resources so that equity and fairness can be appreciated. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, I would also like to appreciate the fact that over 70 per cent of the population of this country comprise the youth who may be out of formal employment. They currently need management skills. This calls on all of us to really support this Ministry. I support this Motion with the full knowledge that the flagship for the youth in this particular agenda propelled by the Ministry is, indeed, central to the development of this country. Thank you."
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