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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Finance",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": "This will create a market for livestock from ASAL areas which besides creating jobs, will begin to June 15, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1411 address the issue of regional inequality. Mr. Speaker, Sir, turning on to women-related activities, the Kenya Government is also conscious of the important role our women play in the development of our country. We commit to take further efforts to provide an enabling environment to ensure more effective participation of our women in national development. In this regard, and recognising that women are more likely to be unemployed than men, special attention will be paid to those measures that increase opportunity for employment or access to productive resources for women including access to credit, health care, safe water and education. Priority will be given to provision of portable and clean water within reasonable walking distance in order to reduce the water-related illnesses and time spent by women and girls fetching for water. In addition, we expect the proposed increase in expenditure on health and education to also increase the opportunities for employment among our womenfolk. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me also mention that as part of our efforts to enable women to improve themselves and take advantage of the opportunities in the job market, various skills and entrepreneur training programmes will be developed and implemented. Given that the majority of our women live in the rural areas and are mainly involved in agriculture, the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Development Programme will be developed and implemented in the Financial Year 2006/2007. Mr. Speaker, Sir, turning to our youth, as you are aware, they constitute a large percentage of the Kenyan population and yet they are generally marginalised. Today, young Kenyans are confronted with daunting challenges including unemployment, lack of skills and training, crime and drugs and health problems such as HIV/AIDS. Our \"Framework for Youth Empowerment\" begins with a commitment in the Financial Year 2006/2007 Budget of substantial resources to youth-related programmes and activities in order to provide them with meaningful economic opportunities."
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