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"speaker_name": "Mr. Kabando wa Kabando",
"speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports",
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"content": "Having said that, it is good to realize that the kind of problems the youth are facing in this country amidst a lot of frustration, at times, is not a justification for one to become a criminal. We know of a lot of frustrated youth living in villages and slums, walking kilometres every morning to eke out a living; they scratch the earth with their bare hands for minimum survival. Therefore, there should not be any excuse and the youth of this country must be told that they should not engage in criminal activities and give an excuse that they are poor. We know our parents have struggled in the villages to see us through school. The young people without families coming out of primary schools, high school and even colleges need to be told that there is a price to pay for engaging in criminal activities. In some instances, like the scenarios we see on television and the testimonies we go through, it is clear that some of these young people from poor homes are struggling and achieving some basic livelihood."
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