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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, we should invest heavily in science and technology as a solution to the problems that we face today. A number of challenges that we face today can actually be solved through research and also technology. We should create a special fund for young talented innovators so that they have a place to harness their talents in terms of technology and information. There was one young man from my county in high school who has appeared in the media several times because of what he was able to do, who discovered a radio station though it could not sustain the normal standards. However, it broadcasted around five kilometres within the village. Every time he would arrive home from school, he would activate his radio station. People within a radius of five kilometres would listen to the young man. Today, he is languishing at home doing odd jobs which earn him about Kshs100 per day and yet, he has an untapped talent. Instead of encouraging the young people to harness their talents, they end up languishing in poverty, not because they are poor, but because there are no mechanisms to support them. A number of talented young children in our high schools do not get a chance to improve on their talents because our secondary schools lack funds and the capacity to support their great ideas. Most ideas develop from high school and colleges, but there is no capacity to develop them. In the long run, instead of harnessing those talents to help us move forward and come up with solutions, they end up dying in poverty. I do not know why most of the young talented youth come from humble backgrounds. If they are not supported, their dreams get lost. We have lost many opportunities which our young people possess because there has been no serious attendance on these issues. In the long run, our talented young people end up languishing in poverty instead of getting an opportunity to change themselves and their country through their God given talents. Madam Temporary Speaker, Vision 2030 is a great dream for all of us irrespective of which party we come from. We should see this to reality and better the lives of young people who have suffered in poverty for a long time. Therefore, we must take a serious step to commit our political goodwill and funds to ensure that this great dream is achieved. This country is known for able young men and women who have come up with serious innovations, including the M-pesa and car track technologies. There are so many innovations that emanate from this country. Indeed, we are in a beautiful country. There are those who have been supported by the Government. However, there are some in our counties for whom we must create special schools in order to harness their innovations. We must be willing to take a step forward and ensure that these young people are identified. We should also create a mechanism where their talents are nurtured. Their talents should be developed step by step to ensure that, in future, they are able to use those innovations which will solve the challenges that we face with regard to fighting poverty and ensuring that this country becomes a better place for all of us. With those few remarks, I support."
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