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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omondi",
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        "legal_name": "Godliver Nanjira Omondi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to contribute to the amendment. First, I want to thank Sen. Elachi and Madam Ann Waiguru, for having the passion, especially for people with disabilities. I remember that when she was launching this programme, I raised the issues and she promised to act. Indeed she has kept the promise because persons living with disabilities are featuring somewhere and I appreciate that. The amendment will allow us, as Kenyans, to engage our youth positively by having them occupied, reducing idleness and also bringing on board the issue of cohesion and coexistence amongst them. The issue of insecurity that we are experiencing - if I am not wrong - we can guess that it is because of a lot of idleness amongst young Kenyans. The Bible says: “An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.” This can lead to a lot of insecurity in this country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to say that for us to remain relevant as Kenyans, we need to implement the campaign agenda which was to offer jobs. If we decentralized the NYS to have branches and units all over the country, it will give the young Kenyans something tangible. They will have hope that, indeed, there is a bright future for them. Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, this amendment will help the youths with disabilities to also benefit from devolution. If I use an example of the youth polytechnics, we have been lobbying to have programmes or trainings that are disability-friendly, but we have failed. Indeed, it shows that the youth with disabilities are not beneficiaries of the youth polytechnics because there are no programmes, trainings and trainers who understand different types of disabilities. With the NYS being decentralized, it will allow all youths whether disabled or not, whether from poor families or from rich families to have an equal opportunity and to be engaged on an equal basis. This will allow young Kenyans to have a bridge of crossing from the young mind to adult mind. For example, after our youth complete the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE), they remain idle waiting for the release of the examination. It has become a routine where parents who think positively about their young ones take them for courses in computer packages in preparation for them to join either university or pursue any other course. Any time the results are released, these young ones will be able to use computer applications because they took courses in Information Communication Technology (ICT). Engaging the youths in NYS is like a bridge to cross for young Kenyans as they wait to be engaged fully in the development of the country. They will be able to think positively and behave like mature Kenyans and not like young Kenyans who have lost hope in their own country. These young Kenyans will think positively and engage in activities that will influence them positively. Indeed, they will be seeing themselves as having roles to play in the development of this country. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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