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    "id": 254098,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Samoei",
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        "legal_name": "William Samoei Ruto",
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    "content": "Newspapers which was executed by the very people we have paid to protect property is something that can never be forgiven. I think we should be candid and speak the truth. When the President makes such a Speech, many people wonder whether we live in the same country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the President quoted correctly that 72 per cent of our population is below the age of 30 years. Apart from creating a Ministry for the Youth, the young people of this country are yet to see any tangible Government action to deal with their issues. It is very important for us to match what we say with what we do. I want to state that, for the last three years, the young people of this country have enjoyed lip service from this Government. Despite the Government having identified that, that is a very critical mass of the people of Kenya, we are yet to see any tangible Government policy targeting them. We have been talking about creating jobs. Majority of the youth in this country continue to languish in poverty and joblessness. They are \"tarmacking\" on the streets. The President always says that the Government will look into their plight. That has been the same story since 2003. We only tell stories, but we are unable to do April 5, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 341 anything for the people of this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I brought a Motion to this House and it was adopted. The Minister for Agriculture persuaded me to hand over the Bill to his Ministry. The Ministry was to do two specific things. Issue number one was to make sure that our strategic reserves are increased from 3 million bags of maize - a level that was there in 1963 - to reasonable figures that would make this country deal with hunger and famine, as and when they are reported. We have continuously managed the issue of hunger and famine in this country by crisis. We can deal with hunger decisively by amending the National Cereals and Produce Board Act. That way, the Government will be forced to set aside some funds every year to boost our strategic reserves. That way, we will deal with hunger and famine decisively."
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