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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Melly",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Kipkemboi Melly",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to make my contribution on this Motion that concerns the young people of this country. First, the youth of this country continue to suffer. That is why we talk about insecurity in this country. Previous Governments have allocated money to issues regarding security. You will hear the Government say that it wants to purchase 200 vehicles for the police. The Government may also say that it will employ a number of policemen to take care of the security of this country. If young people were empowered and earned some income as we do, issues of insecurity would be long gone. Secondly, I do not know whether the previous Governments have been serious in dealing with issues of unemployment. The retirement age used to be 55. However, the Government moved this to 60 years. There are a number of young people with new ideas and information who should have been employed by now. This country can be transformed by bringing new ideas and policies on how to deal with unemployment and other things. However, young people are not being given that chance. We increased the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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