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    "id": 685607,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ombaka",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
        "slug": "christine-oduor-ombaka"
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. The YEDF, just like the Uwezo Fund and other funds that have been created in this country, has a purpose. Its purpose is to economically empower young people. When we talk about young people, we have in mind young girls and boys and by extension, people living with disabilities. These are vulnerable people whose lives we intend to improve. The impacts of stealing money meant for young people are as follows: They become violent because they have no funds; they become thieves and beggars. That is what we are suffering from today. If you walk around my county, you will find young people who have no funds. They have heard of the YEDF but they cannot access it. I have trained them on how to apply for the money. I have even told them what to do. They are ready to borrow and use the money but they are frustrated because there is no money to give them. That is why it is now very difficult for elected leaders to walk around the market places. If you go there, young people will follow you all over the place, asking you to give them a little money to take home yet these are people should have been empowered through the YEDF. Some of them have initiated wonderful projects in their villages, including poultry farming, making soaps, rearing fish. Others have started innovative projects that need support. Some of the projects are collapsing because the youth have put a lot of hope in the YEDF but they have never got a single cent out of it. We are creating a community of young people who are going to become robbers and beggars. We keep talking about young people being leaders of tomorrow. How can you be a leader of tomorrow when you are a beggar or when money meant for your empowerment has been stolen? That is why I repeat what others have said – that the culprits, whose names have been published in this Report, must be investigated. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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