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    "id": 557219,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/557219/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nakara",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Lodepe Nakara",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, I want to thank the Member who moved this Bill, Hon. Sakaja. Second, I am proud to be in Parliament at an hour like this so that I see this Bill going through for the generation that will come after me. We need a body that will co-ordinate and connect the youth of this nation. We need the coming generation to be known as “Kenyan” not a Turkana, Kikuyu or Luo. One of the ways we can bring that change to the generations to come is by having such an authority whereby exchange programmes can be done between our youth. For example, youth from Rift Valley can visit those in Nyanza. By doing so, our youth will eliminate that idea of, “I come from this tribe.” We need to put in place a co-ordinating body which will facilitate and promote equity and diversity in this nation. As we speak now, there are some counties in this country that are not represented in some parastatals or in some Ministries. You saw the survey that was done in all the Ministries in this country. There are some tribes whose presence is 0.01 per cent in those Ministries in terms of employment. One way of eliminating that problem is to have a youth authority that can make sure that every Ministry or Parastatal in this country is run equally with all tribes of this nation represented. If we put this body in place, we shall have information available to our youth. Where I come from, Turkana, there is no network. There is no internet. How can the youth of Turkana, Samburu or West Pokot counties get information? They cannot get it unless we have an authority at the grassroots level where you can send the youth to go and get information. This Authority can open branches in all the constituencies so that all the youth of this nation can have access to information on employment, appointment or any other news that they need to know about this country. The issue of increasing employment in this country is another factor that this Authority must address. The youth are shortchanged in the employment sector. There are some private sectors that do not employ the youth; they recycle the old guys. After retirement, he goes to another employment. After this parastatal, he goes to another one. 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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