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    "type": "speech",
    "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. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that some youth polytechnics do not have sufficient public service instructors and equipment. (b) During the 2006/2007 Financial Year, the Government recruited and posted 600 instructors in 273 youth polytechnics and National Youth Service (NYS) units across the country. In the Ministry's strategic plan, we have proposed to recruit 1,000 instructors every year, beginning with this financial year. In that way, the Ministry will be able to continuous post qualified instructors to all public youth polytechnics across the country. The recruitment will commence since the funds have now been availed in the budget. With regard to the equipping of youth polytechnics, each hon. Member of the Ninth Parliament was requested to nominate one youth polytechnic in his or her constituency, to be a model youth polytechnic ear-marked for improvement and support by the Ministry. Consequently, in the Financial Year 2007/2008, the Ministry supplied tools and equipment to each of the nominated youth polytechnics. In the Financial Year 2008/2009, the Ministry will provide tools and equipment to a further 77 youth polytechnics because the funds have been allocated. It is the Ministry's intention to partner with the hon. Members of Parliament and CDF Committees to ensure that there is one properly equipped and staffed youth polytechnic in each of the constituencies."
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