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    "id": 561834,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/561834/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wandayi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2960,
        "legal_name": "James Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": "was concerned with the issue of the youth like Hon. Sakaja is; this Bill is going to make it possible to create a structure that the youth are going to use to access employment opportunities. I say this because in the current set up, we find a situation where when jobs are available, we end up filling positions with people who have retired or are supposed to retire. We find a situation where people are continuously recycled for political expedience at the expense of the youth of this country. No country can develop if the youth are excluded from the mainstream economy. I want to also urge the Government that even as we await the implementation of this Bill, once assented to by the President - I hope he will do so - the Government uses the current environment to address the issue of unemployment more proactively, because it is a time bomb; if left unaddressed, it is going to explode before our own eyes. I wish to conclude by saying that a lot of employment opportunities are found in the informal sectors. Yesterday, you saw what happened in Gikomba market. It is one of the informal sectors that employs a big proportion of the youth not only in this city but also from elsewhere. Year in, year out, fire guts down properties and premises of these helpless Kenyans. I hope the national Government, including the County Government of Nairobi, are going to take measures to address the issue of preparedness in terms of disaster management. With those few remarks, I wish to support."
}