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    "id": 377633,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/377633/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nakara",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Lodepe Nakara",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was saying that if we train the young men in areas like carpentry, plumbing and mechanics, they will create jobs for themselves. Nowadays, we do not have white collar jobs and, as a result, many youths are out there committing crimes because they are jobless. Where I come from, 75 per cent of the youth after Standard Eight or Form Four revert to pastoralism and look after their livestock. That way, the Free Primary Education will not have any impact. We need to help the youth to attain another level. In Turkana Central, there is a polytechnic that was built by Norwegian People Aid. They put up a very good structure, but there is nothing inside. We have equipment for training and buildings, but we lack teachers and funding. I wish the Government would fund such institutions which are already built by donors. My suggestion is that, instead of making it a loan, we make it a grant. That is because we already have Uwezo Fund, which is another loan. If we continue giving loans, we are going to overburden the youth. I would suggest that we amend this Motion so that we talk of a grant and not a loan so that we can help the youth to start life. That will lessen the burden of the youth. Some of the youth might not get loans for lack of assurance. Finally, if we encourage that, we are going to have innovation. The things we have here are manufactured by primary or high schools students in China and Korea. We will encourage innovations and discoveries. Our youth will be in a position to come up"
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