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    "content": "National Youth Council to begin operations and actualise its activities and begin setting the priorities for the young generation of this nation. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you remember for many years in this country, we used to say that young people are the leaders of tomorrow. I want to announce that tomorrow came a long time ago and the young people are supposed to be the leaders of today and not tomorrow. So, for us to realise this particular dream, I would like to see young people empowered, motivated and given an environment that is conducive for doing business. I want to say that the business environment in this country discriminates against the young people in a number of ways. One, the young people do not have the capital to get started and every time we give them funds, we say they are for youth and women. Let me say that even though we always bring them together, they are not equal when it comes to empowerment levels. For example, right now, we have young people in this House, but they are not given the right forum to address issues with their other young constituents. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, so, this Motion is supposed to be not only supported, but it is also supposed to be funded during this particular financial year. When we say there is no money for such an important Motion like this one on the National Youth Council, then what are we saying? Actually there is money. It is only that our prioritisation has not been right and the young people cannot wait now. We have got to give them money. We have got to fight unemployment. Let me say that if we are serious about fighting poverty in this country, then we can only fight it well if we target the largest population of our nation - and that is the young people. So, by making that National Youth Council operational, we are actually tackling poverty right from where it actually bites most, and those are the young people. The young people are able to promote the national cohesion and integration better than the old people. Why? They have the potential to move across this nation interacting from a point of mutual understanding. So, if we are serious about creating a country that enjoys national integration, then it is going to be through the young people. So, the young people to me are the vehicle. This National Youth Council is a vehicle towards achieving very many things in this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I, therefore, want to support this Motion and say that we better bring to the House a supplementary budget to make sure the National Youth Council is actually in operation."
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