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    "id": 589601,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mbalu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jessica N. Mbalu",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I agree with the changes and amendments to the Bill. We could only have amended the Title, as I said before. This also raises eyebrows on procedures. I want to accept that the amendments are procedural. The public should know that the initial intention of Hon. Sakaja’s Bill was to promote employment for the youth as per the explanation of the Memorandum of Objects. I know Hon. T.J Kajwang’ will still have something to say. I want to read the Memorandum, which may not be part of the Bill. Now we are in another stage whereby we are amending the Title, and which I accept. Let the public know that the original Bill that was brought to this House was about the youth. We are not refusing to include other groups like women, the aged or anyone else. The principal objective of this Bill was to give effect to Articles 55 (c) and 56 (b) of the Constitution, which require the State to take measures to ensure that the youth access employment. Additionally, the Constitution requires the State to take legislative, administrative and affirmative measures to ensure that the youth access employment. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, changing only three words has changed the whole Bill. I am afraid for the future where we may have the entire meaning of a Marriage Bill altered by changing three or four words. Of course, everything is nice. I am not saying it is bad. For example, if it was a Marriage Bill and I bring two or three words to change it, I make it a Seduction Bill. Is there a Bill that can come like that? Only three words were changed here, namely, changing of the word “youth” to the words “jobseekers” or “Kenyans” or deletion of the word “county” and replacing it with the word “national”."
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