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    "id": 561836,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kathuri Murungi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute. From the outset, I want to appreciate the efforts made by Hon. Sakaja by introducing this Bill to this House. I do not want to overemphasise that one of the problems that we are undergoing, as a country, is youth unemployment. That is the reason why Hon. Kanini Kega has brought the Bill touching on radicalisation of the youth.We have very learned youth but then there are no opportunities for employment. So, this authority will sort out all these problems that are happening. We have come up with a database in my constituency and the authority is going to come up with a database, which will be used to know exactly where the people who are seeking employment are. So, this authority, once established, will identify all the youths who have not been able to get placement for jobs. The Jubilee Government has made a lot of effort, especially to offer direct employment to the youth through the NYS. If you compare what has been achieved through YEDF for the last 12 years, you cannot take to the bank any assistance that has come, because what is happening with YEDF--- My colleague was insinuating that the money under NYS could be taken to YEDF in order to benefit; you must have collateral if you want to take a loan as an individual. Examples are title deeds and logbooks. However, when the Government is doing direct placement of the youth through the NYS, as it has been happening and is going on, we are able to know that this Government is doing a lot of work. It is completely out of character for people to insinuate that the programme under NYS is a political gimmick. I do not know when Kenyans will start appreciating anything that is initiated by the Government.Tomorrow, I am lucky because I will preside over recruitment of 1,000 youths in my constituency.These people are very happy because they will get direct jobs, and will not go for loans which they do not know even how to use. We have the Uwezo Fund and most of the youths have not been able to take this money up to now. We are still talking to them to take the loans but they do not know exactly what to do with these loans. So, if there is direct employment like what is happening through the NYS, this 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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