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    "id": 535255,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gakuya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Mwangi Gakuya",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to respond to the President‟s Address. In his Speech, the President emphasised on the value of national unity as clearly spelt out in Article 10 of the Constitution. It is important that this country re-looks at its history and addresses the issues affecting it. The President stressed that this country should not be divided by political parties. In order for the intended growth to be attained, this country should move as one. We should unite for the growth of our nation and other national achievements. On the economy, the President said that we have achieved at least 6 per cent growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Unless this country moves forward as one, and unless we address our problems together, it will be very hard for us to achieve the economic growth rate that we aspire. It is important for us to ensure that our political differences end once we have held a general election, so that we take the mantle of this country‟s leadership as one people and address our issues as one nation. I am conscious of the fact that almost 70 per cent of our youth are jobless. The President was very categorical that his Government is taking steps to ensure that the youth are able to feed themselves. I was impressed when he said that the National Youth Service (NYS) will enlist 20,000 youths every year. The President was categorical that the Government is committed to ensuring that 30 per cent of Government tenders go straight to the youth, women and persons with disabilities. 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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