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    "id": 354440,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/354440/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Banticha",
    "speaker_title": "The Member for Isiolo South",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1606,
        "legal_name": "Abdullahi Jaldesa Banticha",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. May I take this opportunity to congratulate you for being elected the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly? I also want to thank the people of Isiolo South for giving me the opportunity to serve them. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Presidential Address touched on the core issues aspired to by Kenyans. They include the prevailing high levels of unemployment, especially among the youth. The President noted that the level of unemployment amongst the youth stands at more than 70 per cent. There is also the issue of provision of basic services such as health, water, sanitation, energy and transport. Provision of these services has been problematic due to poverty and lack of planning on the part of the relevant authorities. The Government deserves commendation for pledging to address these issues in a robust manner in the next five years. It was also gratifying to hear that apart from reducing the number of the Ministries, the President is looking forward to restructuring the entire Government, and changing the way it works by streamlining the various agencies to end waste and overlapping of responsibilities. I also applaud the President for the deliberate effort he is making to address problems facing women, the youth and other marginalised groups. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Presidential Address also touched on the perennial problems of flood and drought. It is a shame that the two phenomena continue to cause havoc, yet with proper measures in place, rain water can be harnessed for irrigation, thereby cushioning Kenyans against drought-related hunger. Finally, we are ready and willing, as Members of Parliament, to pass legislation that---"
}