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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kuti",
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Kuti",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would like to congratulate the effort made by the Mover. But I would like also to contribute not just as a former Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, but share my thoughts about how I am observing the trend that the Senate is taking. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a House of very competent and respectable people, elected by their respective counties and also parties based on their capabilities. Coming here, I think we contribute by creating policies that will eventually address issues affecting our country in a broader way. The Motions that are coming are, first, very specific in their nature and are in piecemeal, while the problems facing us are of major magnitude. I agree fully that youth unemployment is a time-bomb. You cannot kill an elephant with a rungu or pistol. You have to apply the same opposite force to be able to overcome the challenge that is facing you. So, I am thinking of marshal plans. Unless we have a marshal plan for the problem of youth unemployment and youth empowerment, I do not think bringing very piecemeal policies in a very disorganized manner from various policy-making organs, will really address the problem. What we need is a marshal plan; a marshal plan that encompasses not just the fund but the whole facet of this problem. When I say all its facets, I am talking about right from education, upbringing of these young people and so on. We have a problem where the root is so far deep but we are only seeing the end result of it. We are having young people being brought up in circumstances where they are more influenced by the media, social media, televisions and very little parental, little social and communal guidance where they become so individualistic. Most countries have programmes to inculcate virtues, patriotism and values into their young people through the National Youth Service, military training and so on but we do not have that here. From the television and the maid influence, the children proceed to secondary schools and then to universities. Our universities are structured in such a way that cramming is normal and the aim is passing the last exam which is done while one has been drinking or peddling drugs. So, just passing that last exam is what is only required for one to go to the next level. Obviously, there are a few marks here and there for Continuous Assessment Test (CATs), then additional marks from the main exams and one is ready for the market. When one is out here, the economy has not prepared itself because there is no industrialization to tap that skill even when one 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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