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    "id": 252858,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/252858/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Kuti",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Youth Affairs",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 60,
        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Kuti",
        "slug": "mohammed-kuti"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the youth in our country are faced with a host of challenges, which 520 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 19, 2006 include unemployment and poverty. (b) It is in recognition of the many problems facing the youth that the Government has created a full-fledged Ministry to deal with youth issues. At no time in the history of the country have the youth had their own Ministry to look into their own affairs, despite being the majority of the nation's population. The Ministry is undertaking several policy initiatives aimed at redressing those problems. Some of the specific programmes we are engaged in include:- (i) The finalisation of a comprehensive national youth policy which provides for the establishment of a national youth council, which will be the mouth-piece of the youth to articulate their views and aspirations, and influence the implementation of programmes and projects affecting them. (ii) We are also in the process of setting up a revolving fund---"
}