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    "id": 492312,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/492312/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Munene",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2652,
        "legal_name": "Mary Wambui Munene",
        "slug": "mary-wambui-munene"
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    "content": "We are not opposed to money being given to our men but there is something we would like to understand. The youth being given money are our children. They are children we got with men. When a woman gets money, the entire family benefits because women support everybody in the family. Saying that it is only the youth and the women who are benefiting from these funds would be misleading the country because there are very many youths who are not working. There are some people who have university degrees, but they are not getting any jobs. We know that many men are retiring because they have been serving in the mainstream Civil Service and the parastatals sector. We want to ensure that everybody’s welfare improves in this country. The youth are not going to serve their parents; they are going to get something to sustain themselves and their families. Many men aged 35 years are married. Why are hon. Members saying that it is not good for women and the youth to get the money? We are not opposing them, but we must understand that we are a family. We are the ones who brought those children to this world. Why are we complaining? We know that our Government is trying to make sure that we empower the youth and the women. Even if you give Kshs2, 000 to a woman today, she will buy a kilogramme of sugar of meat. The balance will go elsewhere. I am happy that our Government thinks about our children and the women who are suffering out there. The women in the rural areas are not getting anything, but we are trying to empower them through Uwezo Fund, so that they can engage in businesses to help their families. Even the man of the house will benefit. If one does not have anything, we will buy suits for them in order for them to look better. Therefore, we are not opposing but let us agree. There are lots of problems in this country. We do not have a lot of money with which to empower our people. Why do we not try and see how the women and the youth will do it, so that we can continue to prosper as a family, without having problems? As women, we are not going to be proud because we are going to get the money. We know that we have got work to do for our men and children. Thank you very much. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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