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    "id": 189863,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Sambili",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Hellen Jepkemoi Sambili",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to take this opportunity, through the Chair, to apologise to this House because yesterday I said that my officers were here. However, I came to realise that they had not arrived. Today, they are all here. This problem will not be repeated. I am happy that the District Allocations Budget has been circulated and hon. Members will note that the allocations are in three categories, namely, Youth Development, Youth Training and Sports. Where the allocations for a district look high with regard to the category of sports, it is because the officer in that district looks after three or more districts. My Ministry is committed to developing the youth in every corner of the country, but we have targeted interventions for marginalised youth such as those living in the slums, those that are infected and/or affected by HIV/AIDS, particular categories of female youth, those in remote pastoral areas, as well as youth living in the streets, among others. Mr. Speaker, Sir, such interventions will include, environmental programme, HIV/AIDS awareness programme, employment creation programme and so on. We are committed, therefore, to our vision in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, to have a responsible and empowered 1764 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 10, 2008 youth building a better Kenya. I would like to add one clarification to the presentation that I made yesterday with respect to the way forward for the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF). With regard to the way forward, we would like to pursue the Fund Board's strategies through leverage and loan guarantee scheme and other ways that are there in the document that I read yesterday. The Fund is only one year old and it is still evolving. It is not yet perfect, but we are still improving it to meet the needs and challenges of the youth in different locations and situations. We have asked for a Speaker's Kamkunji to explain this in detail and get the valued views of hon. Members on how to improve this further. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
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