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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njenga",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Kigo Njenga",
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    "content": "Government which is there, and I think hon. Ng’ongo will have to wait longer because come 2017, unemployment will have gone down and we might also get it. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I would like to talk about the Uwezo Fund. The Uwezo Fund as I look at it, even though we passed it and is quite good, if you look at Ksh50,000, what project can a youthful group or company do? That is why I am also calling upon the Government to encourage and bring in Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) to sub-counties; SACCOs which can also be assisted. I am also calling upon the Government – and I am on Governments side but I believe the said youth need to be given a guarantee that when you have obtained a tender as a youthful person, you can go to the banks that we deal with like Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), Co-operative Bank, National Bank of Kenya and Equity Bank and get guaranteed money because you have got a job. I believe that without giving them enough meaningful funds to run a project, it will not be possible to help them. The Uwezo Fund and the Youth Enterprise Development Fund will not do mega projects which we also want our young people to also participate in. I also urge, on the Floor of this House, the private sector not to be too harsh. That is because when you are given 60 days or 90 days credit period, it might not be possible to pay. Sometimes, you are not paid because of the bureaucracy that is in the Government and you then find that our youth are being kicked out. I am also cognizant of the fact that some old people like ourselves and others will go around and use the youth to get those projects. Once this law is passed, the Government should take control and bring in a register of youth companies and ensure that the benefit of this amendment goes to the young people. The projects should not go around and come back to us as old people, otherwise, the objective of this will not be achieved. I also urge the Government to hasten the process of registering companies that are owned by young people for free. In my constituency, some miracles have been done. We decided to give a youthful group a contract to build a secondary school. That is the best secondary school in my area. It is called Mwea Secondary School. It was constructed by people who are under 30 years old. On 26th, when His Excellency the President will come to visit, you will be surprised. That is a sign that young people can even do better than us. I believe and agree that our youth will benefit and grow up to be responsible Kenyans who will be proud of their country if these amendments are passed. They will also be Kenyans who will support the Government of the day and we shall have a country where there will be no crime and no feeling that you are rejected by the community you live in."
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