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    "id": 365769,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/365769/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Onyango",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Silvance Osele Onyango",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker and hon. Zuleikha, for giving me this chance to contribute to the Motion. My concern is that NYC is a creation of this House. Article 55 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya makes it mandatory for the State to take measures to ensure that the youth are given an opportunity to participate, associate and be represented in the political, socio-economic and other spheres of life. In as far as Parliament has the legislative role, it follows that the oversight role was added to this House to ensure that when we pass legislation, we oversee and ensure that it is implemented. We realise that Parliament may pass certain laws which may not be convenient to the Executive that is in existence at certain times. That is why we also have to ensure that laws passed by this House are implemented. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I happen to sit in the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. Up to date, NYC has not been allocated even a single cent. When we inquired into the matter, we were told that the funds have gone to the Ministry for Planning and Devolution. However, a follow-up has shown that not even a single cent has been allocated to NYC. NYC operates from Uchumi House, where it has"
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