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    "id": 561856,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ganya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
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    "content": "in this country are our youths. Many of our youths are well educated and trained, but they are not able to secure gainful employment. For the first time, we will have a structured way through which our youth will access employment in our country. Unemployment in this country is a major security concern. It has made our youth seek greener pastures among extremists like AlShabaab and many other groups, which are causing chaos and insecurity in the world. It is lack of hope, employment and a future that has forced our youth to join these extremist groups; they do not see any hope or future in our nation. The Bill seeks to create an authority which will create a databank in which all the personal details of our youth will be kept for use by all Government entities and potential employers trying to create employment in our country. In this way a great number of our youth will hopefully get gainful employment. This is a very innovative approach. It happens in other parts of the world. This Bill will also ensure that our students are given career guidance and counselling, so that the skills that they have can be matched with the required skills in the job market. I hope that the implementation of this Bill will be decentralized to all the 47 counties, and sub-counties. In particular I hope that the Bill will ensure that youth from marginalized counties, including areas like North Horr and others, will be given affirmative action to ensure that they get gainful employment in our country. In reaching out to the youths, we should not only rely on social media or the internet because there are areas where we do not have the internet or mobile phones services, especially in my own constituency of North Horr. I hope that offices of the chiefs and many other structures being created by counties such as wards, will be used in ensuring that information reaches the marginalized youth in the many parts of our country that are not privileged to have social media and the internet. I also do hope that this Bill will enable the youth to get gainful employment. I know that so many youth are being misused and exploited in the Middle East countries, especially Saudi Arabia. I hope that, for the first time, the proposed authority will enable them to get dignified and gainful employment in establishments where they will be appreciated for their skills, education and experience instead of being exploited simply because they are dying to earn a living, and because they do not have opportunities in their own home country. I also hope that the Bill will do more than just create a database for employment by enabling our youths to access money from the Youth Enterprise Development Fund, Uwezo Fund and other sources of loans to enable them employ themselves. That way, we will be addressing the issue of unemployment in our country. As I conclude, I plead with our President to assent to this Bill as soon it reaches his desk, and ensure that his Government implements it within a month in order for us to address the issue of unemployment and insecurity in our nation. I strongly believe that if most of our youths are given a bright future and are gainfully employed, there will be no reason for them to be radicalized, and lose their young and bright lives just because of lack of opportunities in our country. It will really go a long way in addressing not just unemployment but also our insecurity challenge, which is of grave concern facing our nation, especially in areas like northern Kenya. With those few remarks, I support this Bill very strongly."
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