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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wamalwa",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 148,
        "legal_name": "Eugene Ludovic Wamalwa",
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    "content": "When the traffic police officer takes away his Kshs50 and petrol takes Kshs100 or so shillings, this young man after working for a whole day goes home with Kshs150. So we are saying, through proper programmes and proper interventions, this Government can actually help these young people access funds, buy their own motor bikes or tuk tuks and be able to take home over Kshs500. This will help their young families. It will help improve their lives as they struggle to make ends meet. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we did also propose, and I am happy that we do have a Bill that is being prepared, for empowerment and protection of the youth of this nation. I had proposed an amendment to the Procurement Act, and I am happy that the Assistant Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports is here. We would want to compare notes on that when they are preparing the Bill. In other nations we have had 30 per cent of all public procurement being set aside for the youth. If we are talking of empowerment, it is necessary that we have specific provisions in our legislation to say that, to promote entrepreneurship in this nation we can set aside part of public procurement through our parastatals and our Ministries to ensure that the young people who are able to register companies are also able to supply and actually make some money and promote themselves in business in this nation. That will be part of the affirmative action that we would be taking to promote these young people. It is doable. In other nations, to promote entrepreneurship, such measures have been put through legislation and the young people are already benefiting from this. Through what the President has proposed here, priority should be given to this area, so that we can promote the young people of this nation."
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