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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njuki",
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        "legal_name": "Onesmus Muthomi Njuki",
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    "content": "has been very good for people who live in that neighbourhood. Those who live there can attest to that fact. That is what creation of jobs can do. That is what this Bill by Hon. Sakaja will do to assist reduce the unemployment rate that currently stands at 40 per cent. Effective communication is very important in creation of jobs. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you have campaigned in Nairobi and you know the informal sector. If you want a fundi, you wake up in the morning, go to a place in River Road where artisans hawk their skills and you just pick a plumber or carpenter. That is what this Bill is seeking to do but in a formal manner by creating a job centre where one can go and look for a job that matches his or her skills. If that happens in the whole country then it means this Bill will be matching the skills that one has with available jobs. That will be a great opportunity because there are employers looking for the right people to employ but the problem is how they can be connected to the available skills. This Bill can act as a link to sort out this problem. I would not like to support this Bill without touching on the issue of what is happening at the NYS that may have been misunderstood by many people because of lack of information. What was initiated last week but one by the NYS is a programme where we have one NYS serviceman or woman to ten youth. For example, in my constituency I have 144 NYS service officers who have been brought to do projects. In that case, we are going to have 1,444 jobs. You can imagine what that would do to alleviate the unemployment problem. If that is what this Bill intends to do, I totally support it. I am sure we will move a few amendments in the Committee stage so that we come up with a lasting solution to the unemployment problem in this country. With those few remarks, I support the Bill."
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