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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me chance to contribute to this very important Motion. First, I want to commend the Minister for preparing a very positive Budget. This Minister has been able to realise substantial revenue that is being applied to supply goods and services to Kenyans. The Speech addressed most of the issues that are of concern to Kenyans. However, it failed to address two or three issues that are very important to Kenyans. First, it failed to address the creation of formal jobs. This Government was voted to power on account of, among other things, to create 500,000 jobs every year. If that pledge had been achieved, two million jobs would have been created by now. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the Government could have created 2 million jobs by now, we would have wiped out the Mungiki adherents and they would not be causing havoc to our people. If we had created 2 million jobs, those energetic, idle young people who have graduated from universities, high schools and other tertiary institutions in Kitutu-Chache and the rest of the country, could have been absorbed into the labour market. Creating 500,000 jobs does not take a lot of money. It would take at most Kshs30 billion. If this Minister was committed to creating 500,000 jobs or even half of them which are 250,000 jobs, I am sure he would have found 1946 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 20, 2007 sources of revenue to pay for those jobs at a cost of Kshs10,000 per month on the average. By so doing, we would also have reduced our cost to maintain security and provide health care in this country. We would have reduced the amount of money we pay in bursaries. We could even have reduced the amount of money payable to secondary schools as fees. If this Government employed 500,000 people every year since it came to power and they continue earning a salary, we would also have reduced, substantially, the level of poverty in this country to far beyond 10 per cent. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hope the Minister is listening to what I am saying because it is a very serious matter. Go out there and blow a balloon and within five minutes you will see how many people will assemble there. These are idle people, but they are energetic and qualified to do some jobs in this country. I wish the Minister had made a provision in the funds he is giving to every Ministry and department that they must create so many jobs. For example, before the Ministry of Roads and Public Works is given Kshs1 billion more, they must create about, say 200 jobs. The same should apply to the Ministry of Health that before they get Kshs1 billion more, they must create 1,000 jobs. In so doing, we can mop up idle labour. As we all know, to create wealth we need the labour factor. So, I wish this Budget Speech addressed that issue of unemployment as it affects our security, health, education and the behaviour of our youth. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not sympathise with Mungiki, but I know that if this Government were to address the root cause of the behaviour, activities and atrocities perpetrated by Mungiki, I am sure we would not have Mungiki any more. This Mungiki has taken root since 1985. These people do not know any means of livelihood except to extort money from"
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