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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Lesrima",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 178,
        "legal_name": "Simon Saimanga Lesirma",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me talk about my own constituency, Samburu West Constituency. I am rather disappointed that the polytechnic land and equipment for my constituency have been misappropriated by some people. So, the buildings, equipment and the land allocated for the setting up of a polytechnic over ten years ago have now been taken over by some people. I would like the Minister to look into that issue of land and equipment for the polytechnic in Maralal, so that the assets are reverted to the polytechnic. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is also important that it is set aside and resources given in an equal way. These centres are very critical for the development of Information Technology (IT) resources where students can learn about Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and even generate businesses using IT. It is also important that those centres enable the youth to attend to other problems that normally face them with regard to their own health. In fact, it is in those centres that youths can have access to voluntary counselling centres. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, while talking about those centres, it is also important to look at the power requirement in those centres. This is because we are not equally endowed with power availability in this country, particularly in certain remote parts of Kenya such as northern Kenya and a number of pastoralist areas. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, with regard to the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF), it is also with deep regret that I have to report to this House, that because of lack of financial infrastructure in certain areas of northern Kenya, funds have had to be returned to the Ministry. There is no financial intermediary to distribute the YEDF money to youths in Samburu District. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is only one operational bank, that is Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) in the whole of Samburu District. The KCB is not a financial intermediary for the purposes of this YEDF. Therefore, my constituents are disadvantaged when it comes to the utilisation of the YEDF. However, I am glad to report that I have been able to utilise the services of the Kenya Industrial Estates (KIE). I must take this opportunity to congratulate the KIE, because they did hold a kamukunji in this House and alerted Members of Parliament that with as little money as Kshs200 for consultancy fees, they could assist Members of Parliament to train the youth on how to access and utilise the funds through the YEDF. So, I must also record my appreciation and note that among the financial intermediaries - because I see a list being circulated by the Ministry indicating 28 financial intermediaries - I can now see that six of those intermediaries are teachers' SACCOs. I do hope that the Samburu Teachers SACCO, who now own a bank in Maralal, will also get the opportunity to access these funds for distribution to the youth. My final contribution is with regard to the National Youth Service (NYS) which falls under this Ministry. We know that the Government policy in recent times is to recruit police officers, Administration Police officers and, indeed, Armed Forces personnel through the NYS. I would like to urge the Ministry to recruit at the constituency level, so that young people from every constituency of Kenya have an opportunity to access jobs in the NYS. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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