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    "id": 685590,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ghati",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": "The youth can use money from the YEDF to create jobs for themselves. We need to look for ways of empowering the youth. There are more opportunities that exist for women than there are for young people. Has this country really recognized young people? There are opportunities for women in terms of special seats in the county assemblies, but how many opportunities do we have for the youth? We only have two slots for them: a male youth and a female youth. The other slots in the county assemblies are reserved for women. Young people in this country do not have opportunities. In this country we have Government officers who steal public resources with a lot of impunity. We are not going to accept that. It is wrong and inhuman to steal so much money in the name of the youth. The youth in this country are the target of every ill that is committed. It is no longer acceptable for a young person to steal money and live lavishly. It is no longer nice. It has reached a point where everyone must carry their own cross. In this Report it is indicated that the CEO and Mr. Bruce Odhiambo took the money and put it in a fixed account. Obviously, the money earned interest. We have not been told about the particular interest. If they put Kshs400 million into a fixed deposit account, it is obvious that the money earned interest. They must have shared the interest amongst themselves. It is wrong and inhuman. I want to urge the Director of Public Prosecutions to ensure that the people who have been mentioned adversely in this Report are prosecuted to teach other Kenyans a lesson. We are not going to condone impunity. It is wrong. We want to give to the youth, the women and people with disabilities what rightfully belongs to them. With those few remarks, I support the Report and thank Hon. Keynan for a job well done."
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