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    "id": 245433,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/245433/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Akaranga",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Public Service",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 299,
        "legal_name": "Moses Epainitous Akaranga",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Budget Speech. Having gone through the Budget Speech, I agree with the people who say that it is a common man's Budget. First, looking at the way the Budget addressed the issues concerning the youth, I find that the establishment of the Youth Enterprise Fund with an initial allocation of Kshs1 billion is going to help our youth. The youths are the majority of our population. I am happy that the Government has decided to address the issues of the youth by allocating funds to take care of them. I believe that the Kshs1 billion will be utilised properly, so that nearly every young person in this country will benefit from it. The allocation is one thing, but the distribution is yet another thing. Our youths have a feeling that the Government has left them out. The Minister has set aside Kshs500,000 to improve on our polytechnics. He said that each constituency will be given funds to improve, at least, one polytechnic. If we invest the Kshs500,000 in our polytechnics and add some more money from the CDF, our youths will have some technical training in various fields, which will support them. Indeed, this is going to promote the Jua Kali sector in this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister also talked about the removal of duty on kits for bicycles. In this country, we have the boda boda cyclists. In western Kenya, for example, we have very many boda boda cyclists. I believe that those who are in the bicycle business will take advantage of the removal of duty and import bicycles, which will be sold to our people at reduced prices. 1646 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 28, 2006 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, apart from the boda boda issue, the Minister also reduced duty on assembled motorcycles from 25 per cent to 10 per cent. I would urge the Minister to reduce it further because our people would want to be upgraded from riding boda boda to riding motorcycles. We have a new"
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