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    "id": 470400,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wangari",
    "speaker_title": "The Nominated Senator",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Martha Wangari",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Address by the President. When that Address was being read, I think that it was music to my ears. But at the same time, I think that the President and the Deputy President would be very impressed if they were in this House, to know that not only are we supporting but also critiquing positively for the good of this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to speak for two constituencies that I represent; the young people of this country who constitute over 70 per cent of the population and the young women of this country. When I listened to the President, there are several things that caught my ears. The first thing is what Sen. Zipporah talked about, which I will not repeat. Secondly, there was the issue of the national television local content that would be raised from 40 per cent to 60 per cent; in line with what has been stipulated as a Cabinet Secretary position for arts and entertainment. As the youth of this country, I think that this will be a great step. So, as we criticize this Speech, I want us to look at it positively and be able to offer advice to the Government. This is because the President cannot implement this alone. He will need all arms of the Government to be able to carry out the mandate that has been given to him by the Constitution and the people of Kenya. Mr. Speaker, Sir, free primary education was introduced in 2002 and free secondary education has followed suit. When I talk to the managers in this room – and I know that they are many - there is something called change management. Change management is not easy because it involves leaving a comfort zone. The reason it is called a comfort zone is because it is comfortable. So, I think that the people who were skeptical about implementation of free primary and secondary education are now looking back and acknowledging that it was not impossible. It only needed us to make the first step, and we did as a country, and are still moving forward. When I listened to the President talking about 18 years of education for any child in this country, as a young mother, I could only smile and hope that I will be able to increase the number of children that I wanted to have from two to four or five because I will be taken care of. So, we applaud the President for that and offer all the support that he needs to implement the same. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other thing that I would like to talk about is the Youth Enterprise Development Fund. As we go through the transition and the devolution structures, it would be---"
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