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    "id": 416674,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njenga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Kigo Njenga",
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    "content": "Thank you hon. Deputy Speaker. I support this Bill. I recognize that this Bill goes a long way in bringing the youth of this nation into the income bracket and by that, reducing the gap between the rich and the poor, which is very big in this country. I want to say that with that, other advantages will come in. The crime wave that we are seeing in this country will most likely come down when they get into the earning bracket. Secondly, it will also put them into the consuming class. I know very well that when they get into the consuming class, they are going to contribute in the payment of tax through VAT. However, I also accept and believe that the youth of this country are entangled in the cycle of poverty where they cannot be able to earn. They cannot be able to save, invest or grow economically. I also love this because it is going to bring in entrepreneurship to our young people. As hon. Maj. Gen. Nkaissery has said, the youth is a moving wind. The young people will also grow old and as they grow old, we want a generation that is economically able and not economically disabled. This is something that is quite good. I also believe that we are morally persuading our young people to participate in nation building. We are making them feel that they are part and parcel of this great nation and by doing so, we will make them people who are morally right and who are going to feel they need to build this nation. However, I have also taken note of hon. Ng’ongo’s situation, whereby the interest rate in this county is actually a big disadvantage to the ‘have nots’ and those who are trying to build themselves. I would urge the Government to look at this issue and do anything possible to reduce the interest rates, so that we can be able to compete with those who have reserves to undertake Government contracts. I would also like to remind my colleague hon. Ng’ongo that unemployment is not an issue of yesterday---"
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