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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wakhungu",
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        "legal_name": "Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are hoping he is going to do that. I was doing a study on the parastatals in this country using the upper echelons theory and I realised that most of the boards of parastatals have no youths. The shoe wearer knows where it pinches. When it comes to employment, majority of the people who are getting these top executive jobs are not the youth. So, when it comes to employment, they are following suit and majority are not the youth. Until we put youth in decision making bodies, we are not going to go places. I am looking forward in future to this country having a young President. Not a youthful President, but a youth President who will be less than 35 years of age. We are facing a big problem in this country. Many of the unemployed cases are the youth. The Al Shabaab is recruiting graduates right now. We have seen that law and accountant graduates, most of whom are the youth join the group. If we put in place mechanisms to employ the frustrated youth, I have no doubt that this country is going to go far and insecurity will be minimized. The good thing about the Authority is that we are going to have training, which is critical. We are going to match the skills to job opportunities. I am so happy about the Commission for University Education. In line with regulations, the Commission for University Education is in charge of quality assurance in universities. If you look at the curriculum of some of the universities, you will realise that they are training people in what they were training them in 30 years ago. The environment has critically changed. When some graduates come from university, they cannot get employment just because whatever they have been trained in is outdated. If the Commission gets a representative from a university it is going to ensure that the current curriculum is in line with the current job market, and demand is going to increase. When you go to other jurisdictions like Japan, you realise that some of the professors who teach at universities are hands-on people, who work in various industries. They teach new skills that are relevant to the job market. 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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