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    "id": 393797,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/393797/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Melly",
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Kipkemboi Melly",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this time to contribute to this very important Motion which is detailing how we can revive our industries to be able to grow the economy of this country. A number of textile industries have closed down in the recent past. I do not know if this only happened in my county. About five industries that used to process textile products were closed down. I want to believe that this happened also in other towns of this country. This has led to unemployment, poverty and increased crime among other evils. We have always said – and I think that all the leaders are in agreement with me – that the biggest challenge that this country is facing today is not the Al Shabaab or attack from external forces. We have more to fear from within than from without. This is because the levels of unemployment among our youth today have gone up, basically because a number of industries have been closed down. If we just sit down and say that we want to fight insecurity, are we really serious? One of the main causes of these problems is unemployment among the young people, since a number of industries, which used to employ these young people, have closed down. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not know how many people from this country work in countries that we import textile products from. Those countries include China and Japan. How many of our young people are employed in Japan? How many of them are experts in those industries that produce the clothes that we wear today? Why do we not accept the fact that we have done wrong in the past and so, we should correct it and 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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