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    "id": 383976,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Karaba",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Dickson Karaba",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, from the definition given, we still have college graduates from teaching colleges who may not get teaching jobs after graduating. We also have the graduates themselves like I was one time although I got a job. The difference here is in the use of the terminology although it is still not very clear. Madam Temporary Speaker, the figure we have been given here is that we have over 70 per cent of unemployed youth. That was according to my friend, Mr. G. G. Kariuki. However, this may not be correct. They could either be less or more. I am asking the Mover of the Motion, before it is passed, to bring a concrete conscious amendment in a manner that can convince all of us to pass it with some precise definitions. We have to address the plight of the victims called Graduates. The people who are sitting here in the Senate and those who have served in various Parliaments since 1963 up to the time we were elected to be Senators, were in charge of various Ministries. Some of these Ministries were supposed to create jobs to the present youth as per the Motion. These are also the people who were in charge of planning. Kenya, for a long time, has missed that aspect of planning. As you have heard from various Senators, it is true that you wake up in the morning and find planners who are doing things that cannot either be compromised or comprehended. The examples I have given here of fish ponds are true. In my area, Kirinyaga, we have dug several fish ponds even where there was no water. However, the money was squandered. The initial plans were to engage the youth in productive activities of fishing but this did not take off. However, the money was squandered. These are some of the things we need to find out with regard to the problems affecting the Ministry of Planning and Devolution and any other Ministry which deals with issues regarding the youth. We need to come up with specific activities and the most important activity is education. Our universities are not geared towards the production of graduates who can fit in the job market. You will find that somebody is educated until Standard Eight, however, majority of these do not join Form One. Those who join Form One do not join universities because of the education system that we have. Our quota system is also wanting. You have heard that some people have been confined to their 85 per cent quota in their districts and constituencies and cannot move 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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