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    "id": 188281,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwaita",
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        "legal_name": "Sammy Sila Komen Mwaita",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to support this Motion. This Motion on this problem of organised gangs and militia is long overdue. I wish, at the outset, to congratulate the Mover for coming up with it. You recall that at the beginning of this year we had a similar problem but this problem goes way back to the 1990s when the introduction of multiparty politics came in and tribal clashes erupted. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the problem of organised gangs and militia, targets mainly the youth as the Mover has said. The youth are vulnerable. They fall prey to these organised gangs which as my other colleagues have said, are mainly funded by leaders for political reasons. The main cause of this problem is unemployment of our youth and rampant poverty. When the Select Committee is created, I wish it looks at creating employment opportunities for our youth so that they are able to be fully engaged. They should not be idling around trading centres as we see them doing. They should be able to get gainful employment either in the Jua Kali sector or any other sector of the economy so that they can be able to contribute to the well-being of this society. In this regard, I have in mind the Jua Kali sector especially the Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs), the boda boda and the artisans. To this end, we need to look at how to strengthen our polytechnics because any threat to security is a threat to livelihood. So, the House should look at this problem and come up with the underlying causes, how to tackle them and measures to stamp out this problem once and for all in this country. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, looking at the proposed Select Committee, I notice, the way my other colleagues had mentioned that the membership is not representative. It should not only be from the areas where this problem is rampant. It should be representative across the country. I propose that the membership be amended and before I finish my contribution, I would like to move an amendment to the membership to include Mr. Cheruiyot given his experience in terms of security and Mr. Kapondi, if you are aware of what has been happening in Mt. Elgon. We know the Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF) and Mr. Kapondi represents Mt. Elgon Constituency. He is also the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration, National Security and Local Authorities. The third hon. Member I would propose the Mover to include is Mr. Mututho---"
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